Vegetative Propagation

Question 1

Vegetative Propagation

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation (or vegetative reproduction) is asexual reproduction in plants

Question 2

Natural Vegetative Propagation

Answer 2

Natural vegetative propagation involves forming new plants from a stem, root, leaf, or bud

Question 3

Runners

Answer 3

Runners are horizontal stems that run (or grow) above ground and from which new plants grow

Question 4

Root Tuber

Answer 4

A root tuber is a swollen, underground root that remains dormant during winter and from which new plants may grow

Question 5

Bulb

Answer 5

A bulb is a modified bud

Question 6

Cutting

Answer 6

A cutting is a portion of a plant that is removed from the parent plant and grown into a new, independent plant

Question 7

Grafting

Answer 7

Grafting is the joing and uniting of part of one plant with a second plant

Question 8

Layering

Answer 8

Layering is the growth of a new plant from a stem that is still attached to the parent plant

Question 9

Micropropagation

Answer 9

Micropropagation is the growth of plants from small pieces of tissue under sterile conditions on a specially selected medium