The development of a new plant from the root, stem or leaf of the parent plant is called____.

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Vegetative propagation:
Vegetative propagation is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new plant grows from a cutting off or fragment of a parent plant like root, stem or leaf.
Grafting, layering, cutting, stolon formation, suckering, tissue culture, etc are types of vegetative propagation.
Final answer: The development of a new plant from the root, stem or leaf of the parent plant is called vegetative propagation.

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