Name: Apomixis: An Asexual Reproduction
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 10 min 37 s
Description: It is asexual reproduction that occurs without fertilisation and does not involve meiosis. So how is the embryo developed? Check out this video to learn more!

Question

What is artificial method of vegetative propagation?

Cutting

Accepted Answer

The common method of artificial vegetative propagation are cutting, grafting, budding and layering.

Cutting is removing a portion of the stem and fixing it in the soil to allow the growth of roots and buds growing into shoots. Vegetative reproduction takes place by the generation of a new individual by the vegetative parts like root, stem and leaf. It is the method used for vegetative propagation where the vegetative part of the stem is cut and buried in the soil. The part which is used in cutting has the nodes which have axillary buds which help in propagation. For example rose, sugarcane, etc.

What is artificial method of vegetative propagation?

Cutting

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