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Is it possible to consider vegetative propagation observed in certain plants like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger, etc., as a type of asexual reproduction? Give two/three reasons.

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The formation of new plants from vegetative units (vegetative propagules) such as buds, tubers, rhizomes, etc., is called vegetative propagation (vegetative reproduction).
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