Question

Fragmentation in plants- Write short notes.

Answer 1

Fragmentation (reproduction) ...Fragmentation, also known as splitting, as a method of reproduction is seen in many organisms such as filamentous cyanobacteria, molds, lichens, many plants, and animals such as sponges, acoel flatworms, some annelid worms and sea stars.

Answer 2

Fragmentation in plants:

• Fragmentation is an important type of "Asexual reproduction" and also a type of vegetative reproduction in plants.

• Not only in plants, but it is also observed in some of the microorganisms such as Planaria. In plants, it occurs in the shoot system of the plants.

• The shoot of the plant in which the fragmentation occurs gets separated from the root system embedded in the soil and then develops or regenerates into a fully-grown plant.