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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Both 1 and 2
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) is commercially propagated by budding or grafting a desired scion onto a sturdy, disease-tolerant rootstock (such as rough lemon or trifoliate orange).
Statement 2 is correct: Jasmine (Jasminum spp.) is widely and successfully propagated vegetatively using layering (such as ground or simple layering) and stem cuttings to maintain true-to-type floral characteristics.
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