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INTRODUCTION

• A plantlet is a tiny version of a plant still

attached somewhere to its parent plant

• The plantlets obtain food from the parent

 plant until they are established

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OBTAINING PLANTLETS

• Plantlets can be obtained by different methods:

1. production of plantlets from runners

2. production of  leaf plantlets

3. production of plantlets from offsets 

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Spider plant

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PRODUCTION OF PLANTLETS

FROM RUNNERS

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2. PRODUCTION OF LEAF

PLANTLETS

• Some types of plant develop plantlets on the

edges of mature leaves

• These can be detached from the leaf and

grown in small pots of compost

• An example of this is the Mexican Hat plant

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Mexican Hat Plant

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 Piggyback Plant

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3. PRODUCTION OF

PLANTLETS FROM OFFSETS

• An offset is a tiny plantlet that develops as a sideshoot at the base of the parent plant

• Sometimes different offsets are produced andthese then form a clump at the base of the parent

 plant

• An example of this is the Mother-in-law’s Tongue plant

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Mother-In-

Law’s

Tongue

Plant

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METHODS OF PROPAGATING

OFFSETS

• A plant with offsets can be propagated bydivision

• This means separating the offsets from the parent, normally using a sharp knife

• The offsets can then be planted in newlocations

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Offsets of Mother-In- Law’s Tongue 

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Advantages of Vegetative

Propagation

• Exact copies of parent plants can be produced inmost cases

• Often simple and relatively quick

• Large plants can sometimes be produced in a short period of time

• Good quality and uniformity among plants produced

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Disadvantages of Vegetative

Propagation

• All offspring share common susceptibility

to disease

•  Not suitable if variation is desired

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