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It is a common method of vegetative propagation in which 20-30 cm long pieces of one year old stems are cut, their lower ends are dipped in root promoting hormones and are then planted in the soil, which then develop adventitious roots. This method of vegetative propagation is performed in

A

A piece of potato tuber with eyes

B

A middle piece of sugarcane internode

C

A piece of ginger rhizome

D

A marginal piece of Bryophyllum leaf

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d

Stem cutting is a common method of plant propagation. Some examples are rose, sugarcane, Duranta, Citrus, grape, coffee, Clerodendron, tea, Bougainvillea, Croton, China Rose, Carnation, Tapioca, Begonia, Bryophyllum.
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