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Sexual Propagation
Sexual Propagation
Sexual Propagation
Sexual Propagation
starting plants from seeds
Germination rate
% that sprouts 75 of 100 = 75%.
Rates are affected by temperature and
moisture
Rates vary depending on plant and
quality (viability) of seed
Sexual Propagation
Examples of plants started by seed
are:
Marigold
Impatiens
Begonia
Coleus
Salvia
Shasta daisy
Pansy
Sexual Propagation
Seed viability is the seed’s capability of
growing or developing
2. Easy to do.
3. Economical.
Disadvantages of Sexual
Reproduction
1. Some plants, especially hybrids, do
not reproduce true to parents.