• Anju Rani
• Neha Chauhan
• Chhaya Singh

The present study throws light on the different types of vegetative reproduction observed in ferns in the field area of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand where water fern azolla, vegetatively reproduces by fragmentation of the oldest branch, while it bears sex gametophytes as seed plants. Some of the common mode of propagation ferns is budding and rooting. The rootstock tufts in Nephrolepis auriculata (L.) Trimen when separated give rise to new plant. Similarly budding another method of reproduction is also observed in different fern species such as Asplenium yunnaense Franch. it occurs either by pinnule or as well as on apices of rachis, in Ampelopteris proliferation is noticed by axillary buds at the base of pinna pairs while in Woodwardia biserrata C. Presl where fronds emerge from mature and produce 1-3 plantlets along the central stipe, which can root down into the soil and many more. Proliferating bulbils can be found in Asplenium, Diplazium, Polystichum, Ampelopteris etc

Seed plants, Fragmentation, Rooting, Budding

" VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT FERNS AS OBSERVED IN FIELD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.g560-g562, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307678.pdf

" VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT FERNS AS OBSERVED IN FIELD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppg560-g562, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307678.pdf