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Q. Grafting is successful in dicots but not in monocots because the dicots have

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In grafting technique, two parts of two related plants are joined, so as to form composite plant. In this, one plant having strong root system, is called stock while the other having better shoot, is called scion or graft. The grafting technique is successful in two related plants having vascular cambium (characteristic feature of dicotyledons). Later is absent in monocotyledons, so grafting can not possible in monocots.