(a) What is a 'cutting' in respect of plants for propagation purposes?
(b) What care should be taken while making a cutting from a plant?
(c) Describe the cuttings method for the artificial propagation of plants. Illustrate your answer with the help of labelled diagrams.
(d) Name any two plants which are usually propagated by the cuttings method.
(a) What is a 'cutting' in respect of plants for propagation purposes?
(b) What care should be taken while making a cutting from a plant?
(c) Describe the cuttings method for the artificial propagation of plants. Illustrate your answer with the help of labelled diagrams.
(d) Name any two plants which are usually propagated by the cuttings method.
(a) Cutting is a method of vegetative propagation of plants. It is a means of asexual reproduction.
(b) Proper care should be taken while cutting a stem, for this purpose, so as to ensure that the stem has a few buds on it.
(c) In the cutting method, a part of the stem comprising buds on it is cut from the plant using a sharp knife. This stem is then buried in a suitable medium. After some days, the stem develops roots and starts growing into a new plant.
(d) Rose and sugarcane are propagated by the cutting method.
(a) Cutting is a method of vegetative propagation of plants. It is a means of asexual reproduction.
(b) Proper care should be taken while cutting a stem, for this purpose, so as to ensure that the stem has a few buds on it.
(c) In the cutting method, a part of the stem comprising buds on it is cut from the plant using a sharp knife. This stem is then buried in a suitable medium. After some days, the stem develops roots and starts growing into a new plant.
(d) Rose and sugarcane are propagated by the cutting method.
