What is vegetative propagation? State two advantages and two disadvantages of this method.

Explanation

Vegetative propagation is a mode of asexual reproduction in which new plants are obtained from vegetative parts like stem, root, leaf etc of the parent plant.
Two advantage 5 of vegetative propagation are:
i] It Is suitable for reproduction in plants which do not produce seeds. For example, potato, rose etc.
ii] This method of propagation is easier, rapid and more economical than the reproduction of plants from their seeds.
Two disadvantages of vegetative propagation are:
i) As there is no genetic variation, no new varieties can be produced with better or improved traits.
ii] Plants produced by this method are more susceptible to diseases as the entire plant may get affected as there is no genetic variation.