Introduction I did my research on plant reproduction/breeding. What is PLANT REPRODUCTION/BREEEDING? How DO PLANTS REPRODUCE? This information will be included in my report. I will tell you how many ways plants can reproduce. And I will give an example of each way of reproduction there is. Plant ReproductionPlant Reproduction is to make off springs. Plants reproduce two ways sexually and asexually. Sexually means there are two sources and asexually means there is one source. Asexual plants reproduce by themselves. And sexual plants reproduce with another plant or source. A flower has 4 parts. Sepals surround and protect the other parts of a developing flower before it opens. Petals make up the next whorl most animal pollinated flowers have brightly colored petals.The two innermost whorls of flower parts contain the reproductive structures. The male reproductive structures are stamens, each which consist of an anther and a filament. An anther contains microsporangia, which produce micrspores that develop into pollen grains. A stalklike filament supports an anther . The innermost whorl contains the female reproductive structures, which are called carpels. One or more carpels fused together make up the structure called a pistil. The enlarged base of a pistil is called the ovary. A style, which is usually stalklike, rises from the ovary. The tip of the style is called the stigma. Usually a stigma is sticky or has hairs, enabling it to trap pollen grains. Most species of flowering plants have flowers with both stamens and pistils. However, some species have flowers with only stamens (male flowers) or pistils (female flowers). SelectionIndividuals within a species vary widely in a number of characteristics. Many of these traits are heritable and can be passed on their progeny. In practicing selection, plant breeders choose plants with desirable traits for further pr...
