Editing Plant propagation (section)

==Asexual propagation==
[[File:Rose cuttings with plastic bottle greenhouse.JPG|thumb|Rose cuttings under plastic bottle greenhouse]]

Plant roots, stems, and leaves have a number of mechanisms for asexual or [[vegetative reproduction]], which horticulturists employ to multiply or [[cloning|clone]] plants rapidly, such as in [[tissue culture]] and [[grafting]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asexual Propagation |url=https://horticulture.tekura.school.nz/plant-propagation/plant-propagation-2/h1092-plant-propogation-2-study-plan/asexual-propagation/ |website=horti culture |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> Plants are produced using material from a single parent and as such, there is no exchange of genetic material, therefore vegetative propagation methods almost always produce plants that are identical to the parent. 

In some plants, seeds can be produced without fertilization and the seeds contain only the genetic material of the parent plant. Therefore, propagation via asexual seeds or [[apomixis]] is asexual reproduction but not [[vegetative propagation]].<ref name="a"/>

[[Image:Cuttings greenhouse.jpg|thumb|right|Softwood stem cuttings rooting in a controlled environment]]

Techniques for vegetative propagation include:
*Air or ground [[layering]]
*[[Division (horticulture)|Division]]
*[[Grafting]] and [[Budding#Plant multiplication|bud grafting]], widely used in [[fruit tree propagation]]
*[[Micropropagation]]
*[[Offset (botany)|Offsets]]
*[[Stolon]]s (runners)
*[[Storage organ]]s such as [[bulb]]s, [[corm]]s, [[tuber]]s, and [[rhizome]]s
*[[Cutting (plant)|Striking or cuttings]]
*[[Twin-scaling]]