leek reproduction
Hi i am not a gardener but i am a film maker making a film about leeks. I know that leeks can also produce clones as well as seeds, but can someone tell me if other plants do this? and why do some and not others?
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ellieland wrote: Hi i am not a gardener but i am a film maker making a film about leeks. I know that leeks can also produce clones as well as seeds, but can someone tell me if other plants do this? and why do some and not others? Innumerable other plants do this, by many different methods. Some, like garlic, never produce seeds -- it's all asexual reproduction. Many plants can be propagated asexually even if they seldom or never do so on their own. You can find out a lot of this in any introductory biology textbook. As for why, every plant has its own strategy. Asexual methods are often more reliable, but only sexual methods (seeding) provide the genetic diversity necessary to withstand disease and changing conditions in the long term. Of course, in domesticated plants, the strategy is often modified to promote the gardener's rather than the plant's agenda. A factlet for your film: elephant garlic is actually a leek, not a garlic. |
leek reproduction
On Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:37:12 AM UTC-5, ellieland wrote:
Hi i am not a gardener but i am a film maker making a film about leeks. I know that leeks can also produce clones as well as seeds, but can someone tell me if other plants do this? and why do some and not others? thanks ellie -- ellieland |
leek reproduction
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On Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:37:12 AM UTC-5, ellieland wrote: Hi i am not a gardener but i am a film maker making a film about leeks. I know that leeks can also produce clones as well as seeds, but can someone tell me if other plants do this? and why do some and not others? I am a computer scientist not a botanist. Yes, many other plants both produce seeds and reproduce vegetatively. Never ask a biologist "Why?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_in_Biology_Makes_Sense_Except_in_the_Light _of_Evolution --bks |
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