Seema saw that her grandfather was preparing stem cutting of rose. Seema asked to her grandmother,
Seema saw that her grandfather was preparing stem cutting of rose. Seema asked to her grandmother, about the reason of this laborious task while new rose plants could be easily procured from the nurseries.
(a) In what way this technique is useful?
(b) What is the reason of using stern cutting for propagation?
(c) Name two other plants where stem cuttings are used to propagate.
(d) what values are exhibited by seema.
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(a) The plants with desired characteristics can be vegetatively propagated by this technique.
(b) Some plant can be vegetatively propagated by using stem cuttings. Stem cuttings when sown in the soii gives rise to roots and shoots and soon grow into a new plants which are exactly identical to the parent Plants.
(c) Sugarcane and banana are the other plants which are propagated by stem cutting.
(d) Seema exhibits the value of awareness and keen observations.