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List two advantages of vegetative reproduction practiced in case of an orange plant.

Answer

Advantage of vegetative reproduction practiced in case on an orange plant is:

(i) Orange plant which has lost the capacity to produce viable seeds can be propagated by the method of vegetative reproduction.

(ii) All plants produced are genetically similar to parent plant and have all its characteristics.

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