What is vegetative propagation? State the advantages of it. - Vidyadip

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What is vegetative propagation? State the advantages of it.

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In many plants root, stem and leaves develop into new plants under appropriate condition.

Such a mode of reproduction is called vegetative propagation.
Advantages of vegetative propagation are as follow:
$(1)$ Vegetative propagation is used in layering or grafting methods to grow many plants like sugarcane, roses or grapes for agricultural purposes.
$(2)$ Plants raised by vegetative propagation can bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced from seeds.
$(3)$ The plants that have lost the capacity to produce seeds can also be produced by vegetative propagation. e.g., banana, orange, rose, jasmine
$(4)$ All plants produced by vegetative propagation are genetically similar to the parent plant.

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