Question

While playing near a sugarcane field, Mohan noticed that the plants are almost similar to one another. At the same time, he noticed the mango trees in the next plot of land which are not similar to one another. Mohan’s brother told Mohan that sugarcane reproduces asexually, hence there is little variation, Mango reproduces sexually, and hence there is larger variation.

(a) Why sugarcane cannot reproduce sexually? 

(b) Can mango reproduce asexually? 

(c)If a person wants to have a flower garden, what type of plants should he grow?

Answer 1

(a) flowers are absent in sugarcane which implies lack of pollen grains and anthers thus lacking sexual reproduction. 

(b) Yes by means of grafting or layering. 

(c) If a person wants to have a flower garden then he should grow plants obtained from vegetative propagation.