Question

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

Answer 1

vegetative propagation is a process by new plants can be grown by grafting ,cutting etc and it's advantage is that the formation of seed is fast in this process

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.