AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cutting: Cutting is referred to as a method of cutting a stem of a plant with nodes and internodes intact and growing it as an individual plant. By cutting, more plants are propagated. For Example, the Rose plant is commonly propagated by cutting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Methods of artificial vegetative propagation-Cutting (by stem cutting) The common method of artificial vegetative propagation are cutting, grafting, budding and layering. Cutting is removing a portion of the stem and fixing it in the soil to allow the growth of roots and buds growing into shoots.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major methods of asexual propagation are cuttings, layering, division, budding and grafting. Cuttings involve rooting a severed piece of the parent plant; layering involves rooting a part of the parent and then severing it; and budding and grafting is joining two plant parts from different varieties.

Detailed explanation-4: -Artificial vegetative propagation These methods involve taking a piece of one parent plant and causing it to regenerate itself into a new plant. Common methods include cuttings, grafting and budding, and tissue culture.

Detailed explanation-5: -In cutting method of vegetative propagation, cuttings are mainly taken from roots or stems of the parent plant. Many types of plants, both woody and herbaceous, are frequently propagated by cuttings.