Vegetative propagation is a process of plant reproduction using vegetative plant parts like roots, stems, leaves rather than seeds or spores. It involves the use of meristem tissue and mitosis to produce new plants identical to the parent plant. There are two types of vegetative propagation - natural processes involving structures like tubers, rhizomes, bulbs and runners, and artificial processes like cutting, grafting, layering and tissue culture which involve human intervention to propagate desirable plant varieties.