Question

Why is vegetatie propagation practised for growing some types of organisms?

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation is practised for growing some types of plants because of the following advantages: (a) It is useful in propagation plants which do not produce viable seeds or produce very few seeds . (b) The plants produced by vegetative propagation have exactly the same characters as that of the parent plant i.e; it helps in preserving the characters of the parent plant which is a very important advantage. (c) It is a quicker method of producing several plants in a short time. (d) It helps in propagation of ornamental plants where frequency of fertilisation is less.