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Plantlet maintain parental characteristics
-Resultant plants are free from disease causing organisms.
-Facilitates mass production of propagules
-Resultant plant products are of high quality
-The plantlets are high yielding
-A small space can be used to raise many propagules.
-it is a fast method.
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