Chapter 1

REPRODUCTION
IN PLANTS
 WE WILL LEARN ABOUT:
 New plants grow from stem,
roots, leaves, cones.
 Reproduction in flowering plants.
 Parts of a flower
 Fruit formation
 VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION

Root, stem and leaf are called vegetative parts. Growth of new
plants from vegetative parts is known as VEGETATIVE
PROPAGATION.
 PLANTS FROM ROOTS :-
 Some roots, like those of sweet potato, dahlia, carrot and
radish can give rise to new plants . If we cut the top portion
of a carrot and plant it in the ground a new plant will grow
from it…
 PLANTS FROM LEAVES :-
Sometimes new plants can grow from leaves . Bryophyllum is a common
example of a plant which produces new plants from its leaves. Tiny buds
grow in the margin of parent leaf. After sometime they fall off on the
ground and grow into a new plants. Each bud can give rise to a new baby
plant.
PLANTS FROM UNDERGROND STEMS

Rhizomes Tuber Bulb

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Rhizomes are
found in ginger,
turmeric, etc.
Roots develop
from the lower
surface of the
Rhizomes.
Green leaves
develop from the
upper part.
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TUBER

Tuber is a swollen part which bears several nodes or eyes.

Each eye give rise to a new plant.
Example; potato and artichoke.
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BULB

Bulb is an underground stem.

The buds present on the sides of the bulb give rise to the shoot.
Examples:
PLANTS FROM CONES
Trees like cedar, pine, redwood, hemlock, and firs in
hilly areas reproduce through cones.
 RUNNERS
 A Runner is a stem that grows horizontally above
the ground. Strawberry and grass are examples of
runners. The tip end of the runner can produce
buds that develops into a new plant.
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Suckers are very similar to runners.
Just like runners they are underground stem that run parallel to the ground.
However, suckers run below the surface of the ground for some distance and then
turn upward to produce a new plant.
Examples: Mint
 VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION IN
PLANTS
ROOTS LEAVES UNDERGR RUNNERS SUCKERS CONE
OUND
STEMS
CARROT, BRYOPHYLLU POTATO, STRAWBERRY MINT FIR,
M, , GRASS
DAHLIA, KALANCHOE
ONION CEDAR
SWEET
POTATO,
RADISH
 ADVANTIGES OF VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION :

 Vegetative propagation is a faster method to

produce a new plant.
 It is a very useful method for production of
seedless plants such as rapes and banana.
 The plant produced by Vegetative Propagation
bear flowers earlier than the new plants produced
by seed.