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Morphology Of Flowering Plants

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Artificial induction ofroots on stems before it is separated from the parent plant for propagation is called

layering

root-stem joint

cutting

plant tissue culture

Solution

A.

layering

Layering is a means of plant propagation. In layering middle part of a soft basal branch is defoliated, slightly injured and pegged in the soil to develop adventitious roots. Later on, the branch of layer is separated and planted. It has evolved as a common means of vegetative propagation of numerous species in natural environments.

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