Class 10 Science - Chapter How do Organism Reproduce? NCERT Solutions | Why is vegetative propagation practised

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 10th Science - Chapter How do Organism Reproduce?. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise ".$ex_no." , Question 4: why is vegetative propagation practised for growin....
Question 4

Why is vegetative propagation practised for growing some types of plants?

Answer

Vegetative propagation occurs without seeds. The lower plants reproduce vegetatively through budding, fission, fragmentation, buds, spores etc. Every part of the plant such as roots, stems, leaves and buds takes part in vegetative propagation and can give rise to same new plants. Plants which have superior traits are vegetatively propagated cause they can give rise to identical plants. Vegetative propagation is of two types:-

  1. Natural vegetative propagation

  2. Artificial vegetative propagation 

Vegetative propagation is the only method of reproduction in those plants who lost their capacity to produce seeds, eg. Banana, oranges, rose etc. Vegetative propagation can be done by plant tissue culture for the production of disease free plants.

 

Write a Comment: