1. SEXUAL & ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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2. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Sexual: Propagation is by seed
Asexual: Propagation is the increase of plants by vegetative methods.

3. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Advantages
more economical
easier
longer storage time

4. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Disadvantages
do not breed true
slow growth
do not produce viable seeds

5. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Seedlings of different species are used as Rootstocks for many tree species
Used for plant breeding, make new traits

6. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Where do seeds come from?
Flowers
Male parts of the flower (stamen)
filament and anther
Female parts of flower (Pistil)
stigma, style, and ovary

7. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
How does pollen grains fertilize the ovules?
Pollen grains are carried by wind, water, or animals
Pollen lands on stigma, pollen tubels grow toward ovary
Fertilization happens in ovary
Embryo is formed

8. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Embryo grows outward and forms fruit or seed

9. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction is asexual
a= without
Three types of cuttings:
Tip cutting
Leaf section, leaf petiole, or cutting veins
Cutting of roots

10. Sexual & Asexual Reproduction
Other Methods:
Layering
Separations
Divisions
Grafting