Direct planting refers to the method of planting seeds or parts of a plant directly into the soil where they will grow. Whether direct planting is sexual or asexual depends on what is being planted:- Sexual Reproduction: If you're planting seeds, it involves sexual reproduction. Seeds are produced through the fertilization of the plant's egg cell by pollen, combining genetic material from two parent plants.- Asexual Reproduction: If you're planting parts of a plant like cuttings, tubers, or bulbs, this involves asexual reproduction. In this case, the new plant grows from a part of the parent plant and is genetically identical to it.
Direct planting is typically associated with *asexual reproduction*. In direct planting, new plants are grown from parts of the parent plant, such as cuttings, tubers, or bulbs, rather than from seeds. This method allows for the production of genetically identical plants, which is a characteristic of asexual reproduction.