DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sexual propagation uses seeds to produce new plants. Sexual propagation is relatively easy and often requires no special equipment. It is nature’s way to obtain many plants economically. Seeds are formed when pollen is transferred from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower and fertilization occurs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual propagation is the reproduction of plants by seeds. The genetic material of two parents is combined by pollination and fertilization to create offspring that are different from each parent. There are several advantages of sexual propagation: It may be quicker and more economical than asexual propagation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sexually propagated plants show variations and are not genetically true-to-type to the mother plants. Plants that are propagated through seeds have long gestation period, which results in delayed flowering and fruiting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although most plants produce seeds, seed propagation is most common for grains, vegetables, annual flowers, and easy-to-grow perennials. Seed propagation is less often used to grow woody plants such as fruit and woody ornamentals and some of the more difficult-to-germinate perennials.