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What is the method of vegetative propagation that involves inducing roots on branches of a stem before detaching them from the parent plant?
What is the method of vegetative propagation that involves inducing roots on branches of a stem before detaching them from the parent plant?
Layering
Which method of vegetative propagation involves joining parts of two plants so that they grow as one plant?
Which method of vegetative propagation involves joining parts of two plants so that they grow as one plant?
Grafting
What is the process of artificially culturing cells, tissues, and organs in a laboratory called?
What is the process of artificially culturing cells, tissues, and organs in a laboratory called?
Micropropagation
In vegetative propagation, what is the term used to describe a small piece of any plant organ, such as a stem, root, or leaf, that is used to grow a new plant?
In vegetative propagation, what is the term used to describe a small piece of any plant organ, such as a stem, root, or leaf, that is used to grow a new plant?
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What is the initial undifferentiated mass of cells formed during micropropagation called?
What is the initial undifferentiated mass of cells formed during micropropagation called?
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What is the term for the reproductive structures found in algae and fungi that are produced asexually?
What is the term for the reproductive structures found in algae and fungi that are produced asexually?
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What is the process of vegetative propagation in plants?
What is the process of vegetative propagation in plants?
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How does Terror of Bengal propagate vegetatively, and what are the consequences?
How does Terror of Bengal propagate vegetatively, and what are the consequences?
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Which plant structure is a reduced stem with multiple buds, such as in onions and lilies?
Which plant structure is a reduced stem with multiple buds, such as in onions and lilies?
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Which type of plants develop new plants when aerial stem segments fall on the ground?
Which type of plants develop new plants when aerial stem segments fall on the ground?
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What type of plant propagation involves the growth of new plants from stems with a number of buds?
What type of plant propagation involves the growth of new plants from stems with a number of buds?
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What are bulbils, and how do they contribute to plant propagation?
What are bulbils, and how do they contribute to plant propagation?
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Under what conditions can vegetative propagation occur in water hyacinth (Eichhornia)?
Under what conditions can vegetative propagation occur in water hyacinth (Eichhornia)?
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What is the term for modified stems that produce adventitious roots at nodes, aiding in plant propagation?
What is the term for modified stems that produce adventitious roots at nodes, aiding in plant propagation?
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How do rhizomes contribute to plant propagation?
How do rhizomes contribute to plant propagation?
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In vegetative propagation, what type of stem branches have modified underground buds, like the potato's eye bud?
In vegetative propagation, what type of stem branches have modified underground buds, like the potato's eye bud?
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Name a plant that can undergo vegetative propagation by producing suckers that break away from the parent plant.
Name a plant that can undergo vegetative propagation by producing suckers that break away from the parent plant.
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What process involves the growth of new plants from buds on underground modified stems?
What process involves the growth of new plants from buds on underground modified stems?
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Which plants develop adventitious buds on their leaves, leading to the formation of new plants?
Which plants develop adventitious buds on their leaves, leading to the formation of new plants?
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