Importance or significance of vegetative propagation

 vegetative propagation        

Vegetative propagation is the process by which new plants grow from various sources, including seeds, cuttings, and other plant parts. Plant propagation can refer to both man-made or natural dispersal of seeds.

What is the importance of vegetative propagation

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  What is the significance and uses of vegetative propagation? 

 Importance/significance and uses of vegetative propagation:- 

1.   Vegetative propagation is the only method of reproduction in thse plants which have lost their capacity to produce seed, e.g Banana, Seedless grapes, Rose, Oranges, Figs,Pineapple and many more.
2.  Plants which produce small quantities of viable seeds (e.g Cynodon dactylon - doob grass)are mostly propagated vegetatively.
3.  This method is more rapid, easier, and less expensive so it is useful for those oplants which have poor seed viability or prolonged seed dormancy to reproduce mostly by this method. 
4.  The greatest advantage of vegetative propagation is is that a plant biotype(original plant)can be retained and multiplied indefinitely without can change or variation. 
5.  Effects of physico-chemical treatments (such as application of some chemical or x-rays)and environmental variations(i.e, high tempetature or low temperature)can be studied more conveniently in those plants which propagate vegetatively. 
6.  vegetative propagation by plant tissue culture method has been applied for the production od disease free plants. 
7.  This is a technique which is also applied for the production of an unlimited number of plants within a relatively short time. 
8.  It helps to improve the quality of seeds or plants. 
9. The desired characteristics such as color, size, and aroma of flowers and fruits can be produced by vegetative propagation.
10.  The fruit-bearing plants produce fruit faster than plants grown from seeds.