PLANT REPRODUCTION

MR. FERRY, S.T.

 NATURAL

ASEXUAL
(VEGETATIVE)

ARTIFICIAL
PLANT
REPRODUCTION

SEXUAL
(GENERATIVE)
 NATURAL VEGETATIVE
REPRODUCTION
• Rhizome (Underground stems)
Modified underground stem
Example : ginger, turmeric,
• Runner / Stolons
Runner arises from the axillary bud & creeps
away some distance from the parent plant
example : strawberry, grasse
• Adventitious buds
In some plants adventitious buds are
developed on their leaves
example : Bryophyllum, Begonia
• Sucker
The reproduction of a plant by shoots that
arise from an existing root system
example : banana trees, bamboo, sugarcane,
dandelion
• Tuber
- Stem tuber : potato, dahlia, sagoo, and yams
- Bulbs : onion, hyacinth, and tulips
- Root tuber : cassava, sweet potato, and carrot
 ARTIFICIAL VEGETATIVE
REPRODUCTION
• Cutting ( Stem, Root, and Leaves )
• Grafting
This method reproduces plants by making one
part of a plant grow into another plant
• Budding
A bud and a small piece of bark is grafted to
the stem of the stock plant
• Air layering
This method involves making a cut or wound
on the stem or large branch of a parent plant
to grow another plant.
SELF-POLLINATION
CROSS-POLLINATION