Question

What is vegetative propagation and give its two advantages and two disadvantages

Answer 1

it, is the production of plant from the vegetative part of the plant like roots stem etc. it known as vegetative propagation

advantages vegetative propagation

* new plants produced by the vegetative propagation maintain the desirable characters of the parent .this plant are genetically identical.

*this matter is cheap and can be easily employed to reduce plant especially fruit plant.

* only one parent is required for the reproduction

disadvantages of vegetative propagation

* no new varieties can be produced

*vegetative propagate plants are short lived , small compared to seed propagated plant

Answer 2

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Vegetative propagation is a mode of asexual reproduction in which new plants are formed from roots, stems, leaves and buds of the individual vegetative parts of the plant. For example:- Eyes of potato.

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• It is a rapid economical method.
• Offsprings are genetically identical and therefore useful traits can be preserved.

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• Since plants are genetically very similar, new characters can not be introduced.
• The disease of parent plant gets transferred to the offspring.