Correct Answer - Option 1 : Rhizome
The correct answer is Rhizome.
Concept-
- Rhizome is a type of Vegetative propagation of asexual reproduction.
- Vegetative propagation is a mode of reproduction in which new plants are formed from vegetative parts (vegetative propagules) of the plant like root, stem, etc.
- Since the formation of these vegetative propagules does not involve two parents, the process involved is asexual.
- It is very common in higher angiosperms.
Following are some units of vegetative propagation:
Rhizome - Ginger
Bulb - Onion, Garlic
Tuber - potato
Bulbil - Agave
Leaf buds - Bryophyllum
Offset - Hyacinth and pistia
Runner - Oxalis
Sucker - Mint
Explanation-
- A rhizome is a form of plant stem that consists of nodes from which roots and shoots emerge.
- Rhizomes can be found on the surface of the soil or underneath.
- Rhizomes are distinguished by their steep growth, which allows new shoots to emerge from the ground.
- When a rhizome is separated, each component is capable of growing a new plant.
- Example- As in Ginger, Rhizome are capable of giving rise to new offspring.
