With examples and with the help of a neat labelled diagram, explain the different types of vegetative reproduction of plants.

Explanation

Vegetative reproduction take place through (i) Leaves:

In Bryophyllum, small plants grow at the leaf notches.
(ii) Stem:
In plants like, strawberry aerial weak stems, touch the ground and give adventitious roots and buds. The offspring becomes an independant plant, when it is detached from the parent plant.

(iii) Root: Tuberous roots are used to develop new plants. eg. Asparagus, Sweet potato.
(iv) Bulbils: In some plants, the flower bud, modifies into globose bulb, which are called as bulbils. When these bulbils fall on the ground they grow into new plants, eg. Agave.
(v) Fragmentation:
The breaking of the filament into many fragments is Nucleus called fragmentation. Each fragment having one cell, Septum will give rise to a new filament by cell division, eg. Spirogyra.


The parent cell divides into two daughter cells and each cell develops into a new adult organism eg. Amoeba.
(vii) Budding:

Formation of a daughter individual from a small projection, the bud arising on the parent body is called budding. eg. Yeast.
(viii) Regeneration: The ability of the lost body parts of an individual organism to give rise to an whole new organism is called regeneration. Regeneration takes place by the specialized mass of cells. eg. Hydra and Planaria.