Difference between Sexual and Asexual reproduction in plants?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEXUAL AND ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS
Characteristics	Asexual reproduction	Sexual Reproduction
1. Parents involved	Only one	One or two
2. Units of reproduction	Vegetative cells or spores	Sex cells or gametes
3. Fusion of gametes	Not involved	Involved
4. Offsprings	Genetic makeup of offsprings same as parent	Offsprings show variations due to recombination of genetic characters
5. Role in life cycle	Rapid multiplication in number and perpetuation of same generation	Results in change of generation from haploid to diploid.
6. Meiosis	Not always necessary	Always necessary
7. Significance	Useful in maintaining the purity of crop characters and vegetative propagation of economically important crops.	Useful in plant breeding and crop improvement; plays a key role in organic evolution by genetic recombination and variations.