REPRODUCTION The ability to reproduce is one of the essential characteristics of living beings. It involves the transmission of genetic material from the parental generation to the next generation, thereby…
PLANT MOVEMENT While doing any work our body parts move and also entire body moves from ‘one place to another as per our desire.’ This is called movement of our…
Practical application of Growth Regulation Now a days this procedure widely used by horticulturists to boost their production. Some of the applications are – (i) With the help of auxins…
Stages of Cellular Growth The growth of an organism is always associated with growth of cells. This growth of cells occurs in three successive stages. They are (i) Cell division : The…
Advantages & Disadvantages of Vegetative Reproduction Advantages (a) Rapid means of reproduction and spread. (b) Offspring’s identical to parent. The desired varieties can thus be preserved genetically for use. (c)…
ARTIFICIAL METHODS Human have taken advantage of this natural phenomenon and have artificially propagated plants vegetatively by using the specialized parts as described earlier or by cutting, grafting and layering. When we…
Vegetative Reproduction in Angiosperms Vegetative Reproduction in Angiosperms: Reproduction of new plants from the portion of the vegetative parts of a plant is very common and is called vegetative reproduction.…