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Question
What is meant by vegetative propagation? Name the vegetative parts through which Potato and Bryophyllum reproduce.
Solution
- When new plants are produced from the vegetitive parts (roots, stems, leaves, and buds), it is known as vegetitive propagation.
- Potato develops from eyes i.e. buds, bryophyllum reproduces from the buds on the leaf margin.
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