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Read the following statements and select the correct option, Statement 1 : Many pants are propagated vegetatively even though they bear seeds. Statement 2 : Sweet potatoes multiply vegetatively by root tubers.A. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.B. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.C. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

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Vegetative propagation is the formation of new plants from veetative units such as buds, tubers, rhizomes, etc. This method produces a large number of population of clones in short time. It preserves purity, resistane and good qualities of race/variety indefinitely. Fleshy roots (root tubers) which develop adventitious buds also take part in vegetative propagation, e.g., sweet potato.


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