(e)State two advantages of grafting method of artificial propagation of plants.

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Two advantages of the grafting method are:
● It enables combining the most desirable features of the two plants used as the stock and scion in their fruits and flowers.
● Fruits and flowers of different characteristics may be obtained by grafting scions of different plants in single stock.

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