Advantages and disadvantages of vegetative production

• A lot of plants which grow using the vegetative method of reproduction are able to produce seeds
• They use vegetative reproduction because it has certain advantages

Advantages

• New plants are established over a large area quickly for example lawns
• Young plants get food from the parent until they are established thus increasing their chances of survival
• All the plants are the same i.e they are usually clones of their plants which is of immense value to seed growers
• Only one plant is required

Disadvantages

• Plants can quickly become overcrowded and have to fight for nutrients, water and light
• There is little to no genetic variation  which means the young plants are still as susceptible to the same diseases as the parent plants

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