Question

What is vegetative propagation give two suitable examples?

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation:

1. Vegetative propagation is known to be the formation and growth of a new plant by an asexual means or by a fragment of a plant.
2. The propagation takes place without gamete formation and fertilization.
3. Examples of vegetative propagation are the rhizome of ginger, the tuber of the potato, guava tree, etc.

Vegetative propagation can be natural or artificial:

1. Natural vegetative propagation: Without any human interventions the natural growth of a plant is known as natural vegetative propagation.
2. Artificial vegetative propagation: The development of a plant that is initiated with the help of human interventions is known as artificial vegetative propagation.