Question

Justify the statement ‘Vegetative reproduction is also a type of asexual reproduction’.

Answer 1

Definition of vegetative reproduction

The formation of new plants from the vegetative parts of the plant called vegetative propagules is called vegetative propagation or reproduction.

Some examples

*In Bryophyllum the buds are produced at the margins of the leaves. These adventitious buds form new plantlets that detach from the parent plant to give rise to offspring.

*Water hyacinth displays vegetative propagation by offsets which are horizontal stems, the tip of which develops new plants.

* Ginger has rhizome which is capable of producing new plants.




Vegeative reproduction and asexual reproduction

Vegetative propagation can be considered as asexual reproduction because of the following reasons:-

* Only one parent is involved.
*It doesn't involve meiosis and fusion of gametes.
*The offspring are genetically similar to the parents.