Growing Plants Notes

GROWING PLANTS FROM ROOTS, STEMS, AND LEAVES

•      Plants can grow not only from seeds but also with the help of their roots, stems, and leaves.

A.     Roots that can grow into New Plants:

•      The plants whose roots can grow into new plants are:

Radish

•      Carrot, radish, turnip, beetroot, dahlia, sweet potato

B.     Stems that can grow into New Plants:

•      Potato and onion are the stems that grow into new plants.

GROWING PLANTS FROM SPORES

•      Some plants do not have seeds.

•      They grow with the help of tiny structures called spores.

Fungi

•      These plants reproduce with the help of spores.

For example:

•      Fungi, fern, mushroom, horse tail

BRAIN TEASERS

(1)    Mushrooms have no seeds of their own. But they still grow on the soil. How is this possible?

AGRICULTURE

•      In order to feed the entire population, plants are grown on a large scale.

•      The practice of growing plants on a large scale for food or other purposes is called agriculture.

•      The plants that are grown in large quantities in a particular area or region at a particular season are called crops.

Various Steps of Agriculture:

(I)  Ploughing of field: