What is vegetative propagation? List its two advantages. Select two plants raised by this method from the list given below:

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Science
,
1

What is vegetative propagation? List its two advantages. Select two plants raised by this method from the list given below:
Wheait, tomato, rose, pea, gram, corn, banana.

2

Vegetative Propagation: It is a kind of reproduction where new plants are produced from the parts of parent plants like stems, roots and leaves without the help of any reproductive organ.

There are two ways of vegetative propagation.
Natural vegetative propagation.
Artificial vegetative propagation.

Advantages:

  1. They bear seeds and fruits early if grown by vegetative propagation.
  2. It is a cheaper way of propagation.
  3. The progeny is quite similar to parents.

Rose and Banana can be propagated vegetatively.