Question

In cutting method of vegetative propagation, cuttings are mainly taken from:

• A. Leaves of the parent plant.
• B. Roots or stems of the parent plant.
• C. Shoots of a parent plant.
• D. Buds of the parent plant.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Roots or stems of the parent plant.

Many types of plants, both woody and herbaceous, are propagated by cutting method. A cutting is a vegetative plant part which is severed from the parent plant and is used to get a whole new plant.