DENDROLOGY

TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING

VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does propagation mean?
A
Adding biomass to a plant
B
Making new plants
C
Plants producing new roots
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plant propagation is the process of increasing the number of plants of a particular species or cultivar. There are two primary forms of plant propagation: sexual and asexual. In nature, propagation of plants most often involves sexual reproduction, or the production of viable seeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three main ways to propagate your plants are cutting, division, and replanting of offsets. Taking a cutting and replanting it creates an exact clone of the original plant. It relies on the amazing ability of some plants to produce roots from the bottom of a cut stem or leaf.

Detailed explanation-3: -: to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction. : to pass along to offspring. 3. : to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend. : to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is also called ‘vegetative propagation’. The vegetative parts of a plant like leaf, stem, root or their modified forms are used for propagation. Most of the horticultural crops are commercially propagated by vegetative or asexual method of propagation.

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