Question

Why is vegetative propagation practiced for growing some type of plant?

Answer 1

No gametic fusion is required in vegetative reproduction. In this type, new plantlets are formed from vegetative cells, buds, or organs of plants. The vegetative part of the plant gets detached from the parent body and grows into an Independent daughter plant.

Answer 2

1. Reproduction requires only one parent, which removes the need for unique processes like pollination and gamete fusion, or fertilisation.
2. Because they have vegetative reproductive components like tubers, corns, and bulbs, many plants can withstand adverse conditions.
3. This method can be used to propagate plants that do not produce seeds, such as potatoes and sugarcane.
4. Growing plants from seeds is more expensive, difficult, and time-consuming than vegetative propagation. For instance. When grown vegetatively, lilies only generate flowers after a year or two, but when grown from seeds, they grow very slowly and take seven years to form blossoms.
5. The children are genetically identical and retain the parent plant's characteristic (cahracter).