Correct option is A
✅ (a) ramet
· A ramet is a clone produced from an individual plant (ortet) through vegetative propagation.
· All ramets are genetically identical to the parent plant.
· Common in horticulture, forestry, and tissue culture propagation.
❌ (b) ortet
· Ortet refers to the original parent plant from which clones (ramets) are derived.
· Not the propagated unit.
❌ (c) seedling
· Seedlings are produced through sexual reproduction (seeds) and are not clones.
❌ (d) sapling
· Sapling refers to a young tree, irrespective of its propagation method.
· Not specific to clonal propagation.