Q. Adventitious buds at the leaf notches help to propagate the plant of :

Q. Adventitious buds at the leaf notches help to propagate the plant of :

Q. Adventitious buds at the leaf notches help to propagate the plant of :

A Potato

B Agave

C Bryophyllum

D Cactus

Solution :

Correct Option : The multiplication of plant which takes place by the vegetative parts of the plant like stem, leaf, flower or fruit is known as vegetative propagation. Bryophyllum is multiplied vegetatively by leaves. The leaves of the Bryophyllum have notch which when falls on the moist soil, germinates into flower. The notch is meristematic in nature which has the potential to germinate into a new plant which has adventitious roots.So, the correct answer is option C.

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