Open pollinated seed, heirloom, stem cutting, grafting, budding, hybrids, tissue culture, root propagation, and leaf propagation are methods used for plant propagation.
Which method is better? Is there a specific method more appropriate than the other?
It's the gene, the rule book for form and function of all living things in this world.
This gene gets modified as it evolves over time. Nature seems to prefer diversity, which explains the existence of male and female within the same species.
Not every seed from the same plant is genetically identical, as they may be pollinated from different sources. Diversity seems to help with adaptation to changing environmental conditions.
The gene is transferred from parents once during reproduction and subsequently modified as the plant (or any living thing) grows. For more information, refer to programmed cell death (https://www.nature.com/articles/4400297.pdf).
Among all the plant propagation methods, only the open pollinated method contains genes based on random events (a bee does not intend to pollinate; it just goes for the nectar). All other methods are based on human interventions.
So, which method is best? The choice depends on sustainable practices, corporate dependency, and the scale of operations.
if your question is about why gene is the core aspect of this answer?
Please go through this article. https://openneuron.blogspot.com/2019/06/purpose-of-death.html
Additional Reading:
Rose propagation through seeds
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