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Other Ways of Reproduction in Plants: Vegetative Reproduction

Some plants can also reproduce from parts other than seeds. New plants can grow from
vegetative parts like stems, roots and leaves of parent plant. This is called vegetative

reproduction.

stem Roots
bud
Roots of some plants can give rise to new plants.
shoot
Some examples are carrot, sweet potato and

Dahlia. When planted into the soil, buds present
on these roots grow as shoot above the ground
Carrot Sweet potato and give rise to a new plant.

Stem

Stems of some plants may give rise to new plants. Potato, ginger and onion are some

stems which grow under the ground.
new shoot
growing from bud
eyes

Potato has some scars on it called eyes. These
can develop into buds and give rise to new

plants.
A potato with Potato plants
eyes developing from eyes

rhizome new plant New plants grow from the buds on ginger
(grows
sideways when it is planted underground.
in the soil)
Similarly, an onion bulb planted underground
gives rise to new plant.
New plant arising A bulb of onion
from ginger

Stem cutting of mint, strawberry, sugar cane, rose, Hibiscus

and money plant also grow into new plants in favourable
conditions.

Stem cutting

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