Science

Vegetative propagation

Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction in plants in which new plants develop from vegetative parts such as roots, stems, or leaves rather than from seeds. In this Class 9 Science topic from “Reproduction: How Life Continues,” students learn natural examples such as potato, ginger, and Bryophyllum, along with artificial methods including cutting, layering, and grafting. The topic also explains why offspring produced this way are usually genetically similar to the parent plant and how the method supports rapid multiplication of useful plants.