TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING
VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION
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Question
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natural vegetative propagation
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artificial vegetative propagation
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none of the above
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both natural and artificial propagation
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Artificial vegetative propagation is carried out by cutting, layering and grafting. During grafting, root system of one plant and shoot system of other plant is joined together. The upper part is called scion and lower part is called stock.
Detailed explanation-3: -Natural vegetative propagation occurs by means of roots, underground stems, subaerial stems, aerial shoots, leaves and bulbils. Artificial vegetative propagation occurs by use of special vegetative parts such as root tubers, corm, parts of rhizome etc., or by cutting, layering, grafting and bud grafting.