Question

What is meant by runner and sucker in vegetative propogation ?

Answer 1

Runners are the horizontal stems that grow away from the main plant. There are nodes located on runners at intervals and these nodes can lead to vegetative propagation and formation of an entirely new plant.

Suckers are the short underground stem branches that arise from the base of an aerial stem. These branches can grow aerially and develop adventitious roots and new suckers at their bases. These suckers can be separated for independent propagation and development of plants.