Is it possible to consider vegetative propagation observed in certain plants like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger, etc., as a type of asexual reproduction? Give two/three reasons.

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Is it possible to consider vegetative propagation observed in certain plants like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger, etc., as a type of asexual reproduction? Give two/three reasons.,

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The new plants formed from vegetative units (vegetative propagules) such as buds, tubers, rhizomes, etc., is known as vegetative propagation or vegetative reproduction. It can be considered as a type of asexual reproduction because (i) it involves a single parent (ii) it occurs without the formation and fusion of gametes (iii) it occurs without resulting in any genetic or morphological variations

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