Vegetative reproduction

Vegetative reproduction is not evolutionary advantageous; it does not allow for genetic diversity and could lead plants to accumulate deleterious mutations.

The meristem tissue's ability to continuously divide allows for vegetative propagation to occur.

If a plant has favorable traits, it can continue to pass down its advantageous genetic information to its offspring.

It can be economically beneficial for commercial growers to clone a certain plant to ensure consistency throughout their crops.

[12] Vegetative propagation also allows plants to avoid the costly and complex process of producing sexual reproduction organs such as flowers and the subsequent seeds and fruits.

[14] In nature, that increases the chances for a plant to successfully reach maturity, and, commercially, it saves farmers a lot of time and money as it allows for faster crop overturn.

[15] Vegetative reproduction offers research advantages in several areas of biology and has practical usage when it comes to afforestation.

[15] Some analyses suggest that vegetative reproduction is a characteristic which makes a plant species more likely to become invasive.

[16] A major disadvantage of vegetative propagation is that it prevents species genetic diversity which can lead to reductions in crop yields.

A plant that persists in a location through vegetative reproduction of individuals over a long period of time constitutes a clonal colony.

When an individual organism increases in size via cell multiplication and remains intact, the process is called "vegetative growth".

They are typically underground and are surrounded by plump and layered leaves that provide nutrients to the new plant.

Plantlets are miniature structures that arise from meristem in leaf margins that eventually develops roots and drop from the leaves they grew on.

Keikis are additional offshoots which develop on vegetative stems or flower stalks of several orchids genera.

Apomixis is the process of asexual reproduction through seed, in the absence of meiosis and fertilization, generating clonal progeny of maternal origin.

[28] Grafting involves attaching a scion, or a desired cutting, to the stem of another plant called stock that remains rooted in the ground.

Layering is a process which includes the bending of plant branches or stems so that they touch the ground and are covered with soil.

[30] Suckers grow and form a dense compact mat that is attached to the parent plant.