What are advantages to propagating plants without using seeds ? Name any three methods of vegetative propagation.
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Advantages to propagating plants without using seeds:
1.purity of variety is maintained.
2. It is used to propagate those plants which are not able to produce seeds.
3.it is the quick method.
4. Maintains the genetic stability as similar to the parent plant.
5.plants raised by vegetative propagation can bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced by seeds.
Different methods are :
Artificial vegetative propagation are man – made method of vegetative propagation developed by plant growers horticulturist for commercial production of crops. These include methods of cutting, layering, grafting and micropagation by plant tissue culture.
Cutting is the method of propagation in which part from parent plant is cut and grown into a new plant. The various cutting include stem cutting, leaf cutting, etc. This method is often used in home gardening. For example leaf cuttings of Begonia are used to produce entire new plants
Grafting is the common method of vegetative propagation. In this method two parts of plants-stock and scion are joined in such a way that they grow as one. It is performed between two closely relate dicotyledonous plants having vascular cambia.
Layering is a type of artificial vegetative propagation. In this method, roots are artificially induced on the stem branches before they are detached from the parent plant for propagation.
For example –– mound layering is performed in jasmine
Regards
Advantages to propagating plants without using seeds:
1.purity of variety is maintained.
2. It is used to propagate those plants which are not able to produce seeds.
3.it is the quick method.
4. Maintains the genetic stability as similar to the parent plant.
5.plants raised by vegetative propagation can bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced by seeds.
Different methods are :
Artificial vegetative propagation are man – made method of vegetative propagation developed by plant growers horticulturist for commercial production of crops. These include methods of cutting, layering, grafting and micropagation by plant tissue culture.
Cutting is the method of propagation in which part from parent plant is cut and grown into a new plant. The various cutting include stem cutting, leaf cutting, etc. This method is often used in home gardening. For example leaf cuttings of Begonia are used to produce entire new plants
Grafting is the common method of vegetative propagation. In this method two parts of plants-stock and scion are joined in such a way that they grow as one. It is performed between two closely relate dicotyledonous plants having vascular cambia.
Layering is a type of artificial vegetative propagation. In this method, roots are artificially induced on the stem branches before they are detached from the parent plant for propagation.
For example –– mound layering is performed in jasmine
Regards