Propagation types

Question 1

Multiplying plants which are most useful to promote man’s well-being and preserving their essential genetic characteristics

Answer 1

Plant propagation

Question 2

Multiplying plants via seed to produce offspring that are not genetically identical to the parent plant(s)

Answer 2

Sexual plant propagation

Question 3

Multiplying plants to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant; cloning

Answer 3

Asexual plant propagation

Question 4

Large scale production of an agricultural commodity based on one cultivar or clone

Answer 4

Monoculture