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Appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because
BiologyReproduction in Organisms
Options:
  • A
    nodes are shorter than internodes
  • B
    nodes have meristamatic cells
  • C
    nodes are located near the soil
  • D
    nodes have non-photosynthetic cells
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
nodes have meristamatic cells
- The vegetative propagules appears from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because of the nodes having meristematic cells.
These cells are responsible to control the growth and development of tissues and organs in plants. Nodes which are present in the modified stems, when come in contact with damp soil or water, they produce roots and gives rise to new plants.

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