Question

Chloe has a beautiful jasmine plant in her backyard. She wants to have one more jasmine plant in her backyard. However, she is afraid that any kind of asexual propagation might affect her original plant, as it is not possible to bend jasmine stems. Which type of asexual propagation technique should Chloe use to grow more jasmine plants?

A. tip layering
B. air layering
C. compound layering
D. mound layering

Answer 1

C. compound layering

Step-by-step explanation:

Layering is a means of plant propagation in which a portion of an above-ground stem grows roots while still attached to the parent plant and then detaches as an independent plant. Layering has evolved as a common means of vegetative propagation of numerous species in natural environments.

Answer 2

Air layering is the method by which the asexual reproduction can take place in case of Chloe’s Jasmine plant as it cannot be bent.

Option-B

Step-by-step explanation:

Air layering is the right and most often used method where the stem of the plant cannot be bent or if the host is not a plant, but is a well-grown tree.

In this method, the stem of the plant is covered with moss to promote the root growth and once the root grows, that part of the stem is detached from the plant and placed on the ground as a new plant for its growth.