Question

........... is the most convenient and cheap method of artificial vegetative propagation.

• A. Grafting
• B. Budding
• C. Cutting
• D. Micropropagation

Answer 1

The correct option is C Cutting

Cutting is the most convenient and cheap method of artificial vegetative propagation because it doesn't require any skilled trained technique and it is not affected by contamination. On the other hand, the technique like grafting and budding requires skilled hand while micropropagation is highly sensitive to contamination and requires skilled hand.

Grafting is a horticulture technique where the living detached portion of the plant are used to regenerate the growth.

Budding is a type of asexual reproduction which do not involve fusion of gametes. A new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site. The bud remains attached to the parent plant and separates after it gets mature. It leaves a scar at the point of separation.

Cutting is a technique where the vegetative part is used for the propagation of plant. Cuttings are meristematic in nature so it can easily grow into a new plant.

Micropropagation is the process of multiplication and maintenance of genetically modified or hybrid plant.

So, the correct answer is option C.