Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction in plants where new individuals are produced from vegetative parts of the parent plant, such as roots, stems, or leaves, rather than from seeds or spores. In Bryophyllum, adventitious buds develop in the notches along the leaf margin; these buds can detach, fall to the ground, and grow into new plants, which is a classic example of vegetative propagation via leaves.
Buds produced in the notches along the leaf margin of Bryophyllum fall on soil and develop into new plants. This is an example of which one of the following types of reproduction?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2022 · Topic: Plant Reproduction (Vegetative Propagation: Natural and Artificial Methods)
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