Reproduction in Plants: Growth & Development Of Organisms

Introduction:

All living organisms are capable of giving birth to their young ones, which are either exactly the same or somewhat similar to them.

This process of giving birth to an offspring is known as reproduction.

Just like animals, plants also reproduce.

Let’s discuss the reproduction in plants in detail.         

Explanation:

Reproduction

The production of new individuals from their parents is known as reproduction.

Do plants always grow from seeds?

Have you seen the seeds of sugarcane, potato, and rose?

If not, then how do these plants reproduce?

These plants reproduce through different methods.

Reproduction in plants occurs in two major ways.

Types of Reproduction

In the asexual type of reproduction, plants give rise to new plants without seeds, whereas in sexual reproduction, new plants are obtained from seeds.

Types of Asexual Reproduction

Vegetative Propagation

A portion of a plant gives rise to a new plant structure, which can occur naturally or manually.

Fragmentation

The small fragments from the parent body develop into new plants. 

Budding

New plants arise from the bud or outgrowth of the parent body.

Sexual Reproduction

A new part arises from the reproductive part of the plant.

Flowers are the reproductive part of the plants.

Stamens are the male reproductive plant.

The pistil is the female reproductive part.

In sexual reproduction, new plants are produced through the fusion of female and male gametes, which form the embryo. This fusion of gametes gives rise to the seed, which is the site that would bear the new plant structures in the future.

Sexual reproduction starts from pollination, which is the transfer of pollen grain from another to stigma.

Summary

• All living organisms are capable of giving birth to their young ones, which are either exactly the same or somewhat similar to them.
• The production of new individuals from their parents is known as reproduction.
• Reproduction in plants occurs in two major ways.
• Asexual and sexual reproduction are two types of reproduction in plants.
• In asexual reproduction, plants give rise to new plants without seeds, whereas in sexual reproduction, new plants are obtained from seeds.
• Asexual reproduction includes vegetative propagation, fragmentation, and budding.