BRAINCAKEVegetative Propagation
Vegetative propagation is asexual reproduction in plants in which a new plant grows from a vegetative (non-reproductive) part of the parent, such as a stem, root or leaf, rather than from a seed. The new plant is formed by mitosis, so it is a clone of the parent.
Natural examples:
• Runners (stolons): horizontal stems growing over the soil surface, as in strawberries; new plantlets form at nodes and root into the soil.
• Rhizomes: horizontal underground stems, as in couch grass and irises.
• Stem tubers: swollen underground stem tips storing starch, as in potatoes; each eye is a bud that can grow a new shoot.
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Key terms in this lesson
- auxin
- A plant hormone that stimulates cell elongation and is involved in processes such as root formation in cuttings and shoot growth.
More in The Cell Cycle
- Asexual Reproduction
- Sporulation
- Regeneration
- Budding
- Mitosis and Growth and Repair
- Measuring Growth
- Growth Patterns
- Growth in Plants
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