Question

List two advantages of vegetative propagation . In which of the following plants is vegetative propagation possible a-banana b-rice c-tomato d- rose

Answer 1

Advantages of Vegetative propagation:

•Many plants can be grown from just one parent plant.

•The plants grown by vegetative propagation need less attention in their early years than the planys grown from seeds.

●Banana can be grown fom vegetative propagation.

▪Rose can be grown by artificial vegetative propagation.

•Rose plants are grown from cutting method.

Answer 2

Answer:

The plants that cannot produce viable seeds such as banana, seedless grapes and oranges, etc, can be easily grown by vegetative propagation. (ii) It is an easier, less expensive and a rapid method of propagation. (iii) Genetically identical plants can be produced.