Reproduction in Plants Test - 3

Grafting is not possible in monocots as they lack cambium as it helps in binding the two parts of the stem.

The propagation of plants by tissue culture technique is becoming popular because the plants produced have uniform growth and productivity characteristics.

The branch of botany comprising the artificial cultivation of cells into mature fruit forming plants is known as tissue culture. Single cells, plant cells without cell walls (protoplasts), pieces of leaves, stems or roots can often be used to generate a new plant on culture media given the required nutrients and plant hormones.

Raising of plants from a small tissue in culture is called micropropagation. It is used to multiply novel plants, such as those that have been genetically modified or bred through conventional plant breeding methods.

Triticale is a manmade cereal not found in nature.Triticale is a hybrid of wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale).

Egg represents the female gamete of angiosperms. Female gametophyte formation is required for sexual and asexual seed development in angiosperms.

Asexual reproduction can be defined as the process by which offspring are produced from a single parent rather than through fertilization. Asexual reproduction in plants can take place with the help of corms,rhizomes and bulbs.

Pollination performed by bats is called cheiropterophily.Bat pollination is most common in tropical and desert areas that have many night-blooming plants.

The pollination of anther through water is called hydrophily. It can occur in one of two ways. Either the pollen grains themselves are carried on or under the surface of the water, or the male flowers break off and float along until they come into contact with a female flower.

Flower is a modified shoot.The sepals and petals may be regarded as modified leaves. Stamens and carpels also show some resemblance to leaves in position, arrangement, internal structure and development.