Asexual Reproduction in Plants Class 7

• Asexual reproduction is the process by which new individuals are produced from one parent without sexual intercourse.
• In plants, asexual reproduction occurs through vegetative propagation or fragmentation.
• Vegetative propagation involves producing new plants from parts of an existing plant such as stems (stolons), roots (rhizomes), leaves (turions), bulbs, corms, tubers, runners, offsets, suckers, layering, grafting, budding, and cutting.
• Vegetative propagation involves producing new plants from parts of an existing plant such as stems, leaves, roots, bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, runners, suckers, offsets, and layering.
• The advantages of asexual reproduction include rapid multiplication, no need for pollination, and genetic uniformity within clones.
• Fragmentation refers to the production of new plants from detached pieces of the parent plant that can grow into independent organisms.
• Disadvantages of asexual reproduction include lack of variation, susceptibility to diseases, and limited growth potential due to competition among offspring.