Question

What is vegetative propagation and State 2advantages and disadvantages of this method??

Answer 1

Advantages

1.such plants can bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced from seeds

2.allows propogation of plants that have lost capacity to produce seeds

Answer 2

Vegetative propagation, or vegetative plant propagation, refers to the process of plant reproduction whereby a fragment of a parent plant (a cutting) is taken in order to produce more plants (clones). ... It is considered to be an asexual method of plant propagation

Advantages of vegetative propagation. The main advantage of vegetative propagation methods is that the new plants contain the genetic material of only one parent, so they are essentially clones of the parent plant. ... This can also help to maintain consistent quality and taste in products made from plants or crops.

Disadvantages. A major disadvantage of vegetative propagation is that it prevents species genetic diversity which can lead to reductions in crop yields. The plants are genetically identical and are all, therefore, susceptible to pathogenic plant viruses, bacteria and fungi that can wipe out entire crops.