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What are the advantages of using vegetative materials for planting?

What are the advantages of using vegetative materials for planting?

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joseph
1. Plant mature faster than those from the seeds
2. Plant develop uniform characteristics
3. One can produce many varieties of compatible crops on the same root stock
4. They are faster and easier to propagate since there is no dormancy.
5. The resulting plant has desirable shape and size for ease of spraying and harvesting.
6. Provide means of propagation for plant without seeds (plants, like sugar-cane, banana, and Napier
grass)
joseph rimiru answered the question on November 6, 2017 at 04:39

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