Question

Find out correct order of vegetative propagules of plants like potato, ginger, Agave, Bryophyllum and water hyacinth

• A. Ofset, bulbil, leaf bud, rhizome and eyes
• B. Leaf bud, bulbil, ofset, rhizome and eyes
• C. Eyes, rhizome, bulbil, leaf bud and ofset
• D. Rhizome, bulbil, leaf bud, eyes and ofset.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Eyes, rhizome, bulbil, leaf bud and ofset

Answer 2

Eyes are actually the axilliary buds present on potato tuber (a modifed stem). They serve as means of vegetative reproduction. Rhizome is modifed stem found in ginger and some other plants. It possesses buds at nodes.Bulbils are feshy buds found at leaf axils. They developinto new plants afer falling on ground e.g., Agave. InBryophyllum adventitious leaf buds are found in marginalnotches of leaves that serve as vegetative propagules.Ofsets are horizontal stems found in aquatic plants that bear roots and shoots at nodes. They serve as vegetative propagule by fragmentation e.g., Pistia, Eicchornia.