Tag: reproduction in plants

Bryophyllum produces plantlets along the margins of its leaves. When they mature, they drop off and root in any suitable soil beneath thereby performing the function of vegetative propagation.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'False'.

Vegetative propagation is type of asexual reproduction in which new plant is produced from root, stem, leaves and bud. New plant is produced from vegetative part so it is called as vegetative propagation.

The vegetative propagation of sweet potato can be done by roots. Sweet potato is a modification of adventitious roots, which grow from the nodes of a running stem and they are irregularly swollen due to storage of food. They can give rise to adventitious buds, which when detached can give rise to new plants thus performing the function of vegetative propagation.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C), 'Roots'.

The plant species exhibiting vegetative reproduction by following structures are:

A phylloclade is a green, flattened, or cylindrical stem that performs photosynthesis. Opuntia (cactus) is a well-known example.

Pistia reproduces primarily vegetatively by means of daughter plants attached to stolons. The daughter plants have the potential to break off from the parent plant and be moved via water currents or boats to start new populations. It can also reproduce sexually via seeds.