Question

In the bryophyllum plant, buds are present in the _______?

Answer 1

Hint: Bryophyllum is a group of plant species that belongs to the family of Crassulaceae native to Madagascar. These plantlets arise from mitosis of meristematic-type tissue in notches of the leaves. Bryophyllum used to include not only species that produce plantlets on the leaf margin but also many species that do not possess this character.

Complete answer:
Bryophyllum can be reproduced by vegetative propagation by using a piece of its stem or leaves. The leaves of a Bryophyllum plant have special buds present in their margins which can get detached from the leaves, fall to the ground, and then grow to produce a new plant. So, the answer to the question is, in the bryophyllum plant, buds are present on the leaves.

Bryophyllum is also called air plants. The leaves of Bryophyllum are broad which has notched at their margins. The buds are called epiphyllous buds which have the potential to produce new plants having shoots, smaller leaves and adventitious roots. The newly formed plants can then detach from the leaves to grow into a mature plant once it touches the soil.

Vegetative reproduction has several benefits, mainly because the developed offspring represent copies of their parent plants. If a plant has positive features, the genetic information can be passed on to the next generation and the commercial growers may profit by cloning such plants in order to ensure their crops remain compatible financially.

Therefore the correct answer is leaves.

Note: Vegetative propagation is very unique to plants. Vegetative propagation such as grafting and budding helps in growing new plants from the vegetative parts of the older plants. It is an asexual method of reproduction. In vegetative reproduction, morphologically and genetically identical offspring is generated.