Question

Vegetative propagation in Mint occurs by
A. Sucker
B. Runner
C. Offset
D. Rhizome

Answer 1

Hint: Vegetative propagation is the process in which the part of the plant gets detached and then this part leads to the formation of a whole new plant. In mint formation a new plant occurs from the adventitious bud of a stem.

Complete Answer:
- All of the options sucker, runner, offset and rhizome are structures that have different types of propagations depending on their nature.
- As we know that suckers propagate through the presence of adventitious buds in the stem. So, when the case of runners comes, they propagate through the buds on modified stems that produce roots and then a new plant is formed.
- For the matter of fact offset propagates through axillary buds that differentiate into new plants. Whereas rhizomes have the capability to propagate through nodes.

So, the correct option is A as out of all the options only suckers have the capability to propagate through adventitious bud.

Note: It is noted that mint is a perennial herb whose leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. It has the availability of many species but out of them only few are edible whereas others are just for ornamental purposes only. So it is clear that all of its species cannot be considered to be edible ones.