Vegetative propagation allows plants to breed without seeds, creating genetically identical progeny. This session will touch upon natural and artificial means of asexual reproduction, such as runners, rhizomes, cuttings, grafting, and tissue culture. Participants will understand how vegetative propagation is extensively practiced in horticulture, forestry, and agriculture to produce uniformity and maintain desirable characteristics. The session focuses on micropropagation techniques, which allow mass clonal multiplication under aseptic conditions. Scientists will explain how vegetative propagation accelerates crop improvement and quick dissemination of superior varieties. Participants will get information on challenges including disease transfer and risks of genetic uniformity. Examples of successful deployment in fruit trees, ornamentals, and cereal crops will be presented through case studies. The session will also explore biotechnology improvements in propagation efficiency and costs reduction. Demonstrations of propagation techniques in practice will be addressed. This session connects conventional horticultural traditions with contemporary tissue culture methods to demonstrate how vegetative propagation is essential to sustainable agriculture and conserving biodiversity.
Welcome to Plant Biology Conference 2026, where global researchers, academicians, and ecologists unite to share advancements in plant genetics, physiology, biotechnology, ecology, and sustainable agriculture and conservation practices.
