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Question
Clonal planting is the best method for tea propagation.
Solution
Cuttings are taken from a tea plant called the ‘mother plant’ known for its better yield, special flavour and quality and then grown so as to produce tea shrubs yielding the same superior quality of tea. So clonal planting is the best method for the tea propagation.
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