Q.3 What are advantages and disadvantages of vegetative propagation of plants
Answer:
Advantages
(i) The offsprings produced are genetically identical. Therefore beneficial characteristics can be
preserved.
(ii) No need of any mechanism of pollination.
(iii) It helps to increase number of plants at a rapid rate.
(iv) The organs of this method enable many plants to pass over unfavourable conditions.
(v) Seedless fruits can be grown only by vegetative propagation.
Disadvantages
(i) The plants do not have genetic variations.
(ii) Species specific diseases can attack and this can result in the destruction of an entire crop.