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Question
List two advantages of vegetative propagation technique.
Solution
For growing some types of plants, vegetative propagation is used for the reasons listed below: -
- This technique can be used to propagate plants that are unable to produce seeds.
- Since they are genetically identical to their parent plant, it is advantageous to grow plants with superior traits.
- It is used to grow plants that take longer to develop into mature plants.
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