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प्रश्न
How do Dioscorea reproduce vegetatively?
उत्तर
Vegetative reproduction in stem From Unit 3 of class XI (Vegetative morphology) you are familiar with the structure of various underground stem and sub aerial stem modifications. These include rhizome (Musa paradisiaca, Zingiber officinale, and Curcuma longa); corm (Amorphophallus and Colocasia); tuber (Solanum tuberosum); bulb(Allium cepa and Lillium) runner (Centella Asiatica); stolon (Mentha, and Fragaria); offset (Pistia, and Eichhornia); sucker (Chrysanthemum) and bulbils (Dioscorea and Agave). The axillary buds from the nodes of the rhizome and the eyes of the tuber give rise to new plants.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the modification seen in the Bryophyllum. Explain
What is layering?
A detached leaf of Bryophyllum produces new plants. How?
Differentiate Grafting and Layering.
Write short notes on approach grafting.
“Tissue culture is the best method for propagating rare and endangered plant species”- Discuss.
Distinguish mound layering and air layering.
List down the advantages of conventional methods.
A plant is shown in the given diagram. Identify the plant with its vegetative mode of reproduction.
Observe the following figure and answer the questions below:
- Which process is shown in figure?
- Define the process.
- Give an example of the process depicted.
