REPRODUCTION

IN
PLANTS

Sexual and Asexual

Reproduction
REPRODUCTION
– is the process by which an organism
produces its own kind to ensure that its
species lives on
Two ways of plant reproduction:

1.SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
- takes place when the gametes ( male &
female sex cells) unite to form a single cell called
zygote
e.g. Angiosperms (flower-bearing plants)
Parts of
a flower
Sterile parts of flower:
 Petals – are the flower’s brightly colored
parts that attracts bees, birds, butterflies, and
other animals to the plant; the pollen grains
that attach to these pollinators are
transported to different places as they move
 Receptacle – is the part of the plant to which
the flower is attached
 Sepals – are the leaf-like parts that enclose
and protect the flower before it blooms
Male reproductive parts (STAMEN)
 Filament is the stalk that supports the anther,
where pollen is produced.
 Pollen – are tiny grains containing the sperm
that is necessary for sexual reproduction
Female reproductive parts (PISTIL/CARPEL)
 Stigma – is the sticky part that catches the
pollen grains coming from the stamen
 Style is the long tube-like part that connects the
stigma to the ovary, which contains the ovule or
unfertilized egg. When the ovule is fertilized, it
can develop into a fruit.
POLLINATION AND FERTILIZATION
 Self-pollination – is the transfer of the pollen
from the anther to the stigma of the same plant
 Cross pollination – pollen from the anther of
one plant is transferred to the stigma of another
plant
Agents of cross pollination:
 animals
 humans
 water
 wind
 Fertilization
- is the process by which the sperm and egg
cells unite which takes place after pollination

 The entire process in which two cells are

fertilized is known as double fertilization.
2. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
- it is the reproduction that uses the cells of
only one parent; it does not require the union of
cells from two parents, and it results in the
formation of offspring with characteristics that
are exactly like those of its parent
Parts used for Propagation
 Vegetative propagation
– a new plant can grow from a part
taken from the parent plant
  ROOTS
Tubers are thick and swollen roots that
grow deep under the ground and
contain the nutrients that the plants
need for growth; have small nodes
called eyes, from which leaves sprout
and grow into new plants.
e.g. potatoes, camote
  STEM/LEAVES
Bulbs have very short stems with leaves,
round shape and grow under the ground.
At the center of each bulb is a plant
structure called the apical bud.
Surrounding this are parts called lateral
buds.
e.g. onions, garlic
  STEM
Rhizome is a stem that grows
horizontally under the ground. As it
grows, it develops new stems that
grow on a vertical direction and
produce new plants.
e.g. ginger, grasses
  STEM
Stolon or runners also grows in a
horizontal direction but grows
above the ground. As it develops,
it forms nodes at certain points.
These nodes later form their own
roots.
e.g. strawberry