Question

Differentiate between the following:

Natural vegetative propagation and artificial propagation

Answer 1

Natural vegetative propagation:

1. Natural vegetative propagation is defined as the natural development of a new plant from a parent plant without the interference of humans.

Artificial propagation:

1. Artificial propagation is defined as the artificial development of a new plant from the parent plant through human intervention.

Natural vegetative propagation	Artificial propagation
This process occurs naturally in plants.	This process occurs under human influence.
Natural vegetative propagation occurs through corms, bulbs, rhizomes, tubers, etc.	Artificial propagation occurs through grafting, budding, cutting, layering, tissue culture, etc.