When is vegetative propagation used? Name any three methods of vegetative propagation.
Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction that occurs in plants.
There are certain parts of plants that possess the ability to get developed into a complete parent plant when they are grown under correct nutrition.
Plant parts such as roots, stem, leaves, buds flowers, anthers and ovary possesses the ability to get developed into a complete parent plant tassels possesses a special property called as “totipotency” which is responsible for this phenomenon.
Now there are certain methods of vegetative propagation which includes
• grafting
• cuttings
• mound layering
• side grafting
• wedge grafting
• Propagation by plant tissue culture or also called as micro propagation.