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Define vegetative propagules and name any three of them with one example of each.

Answer:

In natural methods of propagation, a portion of the plant gets detached from the body of the mother plant. The detached portion maybe a part of stem, leaf, root etc., which develops into a new independent plant under suitable environmental conditions. These structures are called vegetative propagules.

Examples:

(a) Root - Sweet potato

(b) Stem - Potato

(c) Leaf - Bryophyllum