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Question
Why is vegetative propagation practiced for growing some type of plant?
Solution
No gametic fusion is required in vegetative reproduction. In this type, new plantlets are formed from vegetative cells, buds, or organs of plants. The vegetative part of the plant gets detached from the parent body and grows into an Independent daughter plant.
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