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प्रश्न
State two advantages of vegetative propagation.
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उत्तर
Advantages of Vegetative Propagation :
(i) It is the only known method of multiplication in seedless varieties and species, eg., Banana, Sugarcane.
(ii) It is a quick method of multiplication.
(iii) It helps in the rapid spread of plants over an area.
(iv) Good qualities of the race or variety can be preserved indefinitely.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is the offspring formed by asexual reproduction referred to as clones?
Why is vegetative reproduction also considered as a type of asexual reproduction?
List and describe any two vegetative propagules in flowering plants.
In the following question, there are two statements. One is the assertion (A) and the other is reasoning (R). Mark the correct answer as
- Assertion: In-bee society, all the members are diploid except drones.
- Reason: Drones are produced by parthenogenesis.
A B C D
Sugarcane is propagated by ______.
The term ‘clone’ cannot be applied to offspring formed by sexual reproduction because ______.
What is common between vegetative reproduction and apomixis?
Match the organisms given in Column-’A’ with the vegetative propagules given in column ‘B’.
| Col. A | Col. B | ||
| i. | Bryophyllum | a) | offset |
| ii. | Agave | b) | eyes |
| iii. | Potato | c) | leaf buds |
| iv. | Water hyacinth | d) | bulbils |
Is it possible to consider vegetative propagation observed in certain plants like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger etc., as a type of asexual reproduction? Give two/three reasons.
Although sexual reproduction is a long drawn, energy-intensive complex form of reproduction, many groups of organisms in Kingdom Animalia and Plantae prefer this mode of reproduction. Give atleast three reasons for this.
