Principles of Horticulture / Plant propagation
Plant propagation
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Figure 12.1 Bedding plants |
A plant’s life cycle can be seen to end with the process of senescence and dying. The time taken to get to this point varies enormously
from one species to another with many ephemerals living for only a
few months, whereas many trees last for hundreds of years. Before it
dies the plant has normally ensured continued life by either sexual or
asexual reproduction: not many plants employ both methods to produce
offspring. Sexual reproduction leads to the formation of seeds in higher
plants. The ability of plants to reproduce asexually is used in
horticulture as vegetative propagation.
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