Principles of Plant Breeding (2+1)

Mode of reproduction in plants

• Mode of Reproduction in Crop Plants Knowledge of processes is the first step in commencing the crop improvement work. The breeding procedures that are to be used in successful improvement of a crop are determined by the mode of reproduction. The mode of reproduction is classified into main types Asexual and Sexual.

I. Asexual Reproduction:
In this category plants reproduce without involvement of male and female gametes. There are three ways in which they propagate.
Vegetative formations: Here specialized cells or asexual reproductive units called spores are produced by the parent body which are grown as new individuals as lower plants, e.g., Mosses.
Vegetative propagation: Here various plant parts have an ability to grow as new plants. They are of two types (i) Natural vegetative propagation method and (ii) artificial vegetative propagation method.