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The practice of Vegetative Propagation is beneficial because

1. It can help propagate even those plants that have lost the capacity to produce seeds.

2. Plants produced under the practice bear no genetic resemblance to the parent plant thus promoting biodiversity.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None

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Explanation:

There are many plants in which parts like the root, stem and leaves develop into new plants under appropriate conditions.
• Unlike in most animals, plants can indeed use such a mode for reproduction. This property of vegetative propagation is used in methods such as layering or grafting to grow many plants like sugarcane, roses, or grapes for agricultural purposes.
• Plants raised by vegetative propagation can bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced from seeds. Such methods also make possible the propagation of plants such as banana, orange, rose and jasmine that have lost the capacity to produce seeds. So, 1 is correct.
• Another advantage of vegetative propagation is that all plants produced are genetically similar enough to the parent plant to have all its characteristics. So, 2 is wrong.