Natural vegetative propagation methods

Natural vegetative propagation methods

  • Here a portion of the plant gets detached from the body of mother plant and this detached portion grow up into a new independent plant under suitable conditions. These natural methods are:
    Propagation through underground modification of stem:
    Plants are propagated through stems are of different type
      a. Rhizome. E.g.
        1. Ginger (Zingiberofficinalis)
        2. Turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
        3. Lotus (Nelambonucifera)
      b. Tuber.E.g., Potato (SolanumtuberosumL.)
      c. Bulb. E.g., Onion (Allium cepa)
      d. Corm.E.g.,
        1.Arwi (Colocasia esculenta)
        2. Gladiolus(Gladiolus communis), Saffron (Crocus sativus)
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