Question:

Vegetative propagation in water hyacinth takes place by

Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
  • rhizome
  • bulbil
  • leaf bud
  • offset
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Eichhornia crassipes or water hyacinth is an aquatic weed which is popularly known as the terror of Bengal because it grows very rapidly and eliminates the growth of several species and even eliminates them. Water Hyacinth propagates by offsets. An offset is a short thick runner like the branch which produces a new plant at its tip. The offsets grow in all directions from the main stem of the parent plant.
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Concepts Used:

Reproduction

The term reproduction is a biological process that means to reproduce. It is a process by which an organism reproduces an offspring that is biologically similar or identical to its parents. Reproduction accredits and ensures the continuity of species, generation after generation, and is the main character of life on earth. 

Types of Reproduction:

There are two types of reproduction such as:

Asexual Reproduction:

It is the production an offspring by a single parent beyond the formation and fusion of gametes. The young one obtains all its genes from one parent, so are identical.

Sexual Reproduction:

Sexual reproduction is mostly biparental, includes the formation of meiosis gamete usually fertilization also, instigates genetic variation in the offspring, and plays a role in the evolution of species, found in higher plants and animals.