Question

How is vegetative propagation economically important?

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation is economically important in the following ways:

1. Vegetative propagation is helpful in the improvement of food crops, cash crops and ornamentals.
2. Plants raised through vegetative propagation are totally identical to the parent plants (clones) and are genetically similar.
3. Vegetative propagation is the only method to multiply those plants where seed formation does not occur.
4. This is a cheaper, convenient and rapid method of plant multiplication.
5. It is the only method of reproduction in plants like grapes, roses, Chrysanthemums, pineapples etc. which do not form viable seeds i.e. seeds do not germinate.