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(a) What is a 'cutting' in respect of plants for propagation purposes?
(b) What care should be taken while making a cutting from a plant?
(c) Describe the cuttings method for the artificial propagation of plants. Illustrate your answer with the help of labelled diagrams.
(d) Name any two plants which are usually propagated by the cuttings method.
(a) Cutting is a method of vegetative propagation of plants. It is a means of asexual reproduction.
(b) While cutting a stem from the parent plant proper care should be taken, to ensure that at least a few buds are present on the part that we want to plant.
(c) In the cutting method, a part of a plant, specifically a stem comprising buds on it is cut from the plant using a sharp knife. This stem is then buried in a suitable medium. After some days, the new plant is formed from the adventitious roots developing from the cutting.
(d) Sugarcane and Rose are propagated by the cutting method.
Updated on: 23-Mar-2023
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