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A slender, prostrate, subaerial branch of the stem which creeps along the ground used in vegetative reproduction is ______ -

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A slender, prostrate, subaerial branch of the stem which creeps along the ground used in vegetative reproduction is ______

Options

  • Sucker

  • Stolon

  • Runner

  • Offset

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Solution

A slender, prostrate, subaerial branch of the stem which creeps along the ground used in vegetative reproduction is Runner.

Explanation:

The runner is a subaerial stem modification that runs parallel to the ground used for vegetative propagation. Offset is an aquatic runner. Stolon and suckers are also subaerial modifications.

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