Question

What do you mean by vegetative propagation?

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation:

1. It is also known as vegetative reproduction, vegetative multiplication, and cloning.
2. It refers to a type of asexual plant reproduction in which a new plant emerges from the vegetative part of the plant, such as the root, stem, and leaves, known as vegetative propagules.
3. Vegetative propagation can be natural and artificial.
4. Plants grow and develop naturally without human intervention in natural vegetative propagation.
5. Plant's vegetative propagation units, such as the runner, rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset, and bulb, can produce new progeny.
6. Artificial vegetative propagation is carried out by humans in the fields and laboratories.
7. Grafting is an example of artificial vegetative propagation.