CBSE Class 10 Answered

Method

Description

Example

Fragmentation

Spirogyra

Vegetative Propagation

Several plants are capable of producing naturally through their roots, stems and leaves. Such type of reproduction is called vegetative propagation.

Sweet potato (by roots), Bryophyllum (by leaves), Ginger (by stem)

Stem cutting

This involves cutting a part of the stem and planting it in the soil to allow the growth of roots and buds into shoots.

Sugarcane, pear, china rose

Grafting

In grafting, the stem or bud of two best quality plants is combined to form a new plant.

Guava, apple, mango

Layering

In this, the lower branch of a plant is bent and covered with soil. Once new roots start developing on the branch, it is cut from the parent plant and allowed to grow as an individual plant.

Rose, jasmine