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Why is vegetative propagation practisied for growing some types of plants?

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Vegetative propogation is practised for growing some types of plants because of following advantages :
• It is used to grow a plant in which viable seeds are not formed or very few seeds are produced such as orange, banana,pineapple.
• It helps to introduce plants in new areas where the seed germination fails to produce mature plant due to change in environmental factors and the soil.
• It is more rapid, easier and cheaper method.
• By this method a good quality of a race or variety can be preserved.
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