Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding vegetative propagation of plants?
- 1. Vegetative propagation produces clonal population.
- 2. Vegetative propagation helps in eliminating the virus.
- 3. Vegetative propagation can be practiced most of the year.
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2. **Eliminating virus:** Specific techniques within vegetative propagation, such as meristem culture, are effectively used to produce virus-free plants from infected stock. While not all vegetative methods eliminate viruses, this is a significant application.
3. **Practiced most of the year:** Compared to sexual reproduction from seeds which is often seasonal, many vegetative propagation methods can be carried out across a wider range of the year, especially under controlled environmental conditions like greenhouses.