Here's how they do it:

Sugar Cane:

* Flowers: Sugar cane produces flower stalks called "spears" with tiny flowers.

* Pollination: The flowers are pollinated by wind or insects, which transfer pollen from the anthers (male part) to the stigmas (female part) of other flowers.

* Fertilization: After pollination, fertilization occurs, and seeds develop.

* Seeds: Sugar cane seeds are rarely used for propagation due to their low germination rates and long maturation time.

* Propagation: Sugar cane is primarily propagated asexually by planting cuttings (pieces of stem) rather than seeds.

Rice:

* Flowers: Rice plants have small, inconspicuous flowers that are typically self-pollinated.

* Pollination: The pollen from the anthers falls on the stigma of the same flower, leading to fertilization.

* Seeds: Rice plants produce seeds (grains) within a husk.

* Propagation: Rice is primarily propagated through seeds.

Asexual reproduction in plants involves methods like:

* Cuttings: Using parts of a plant (stem, leaf, root) to develop into new individuals.

* Runners: Specialized stems that grow horizontally above ground, producing new plants at nodes.

* Bulbils: Small, bulb-like structures that develop in the axils of leaves, capable of producing new plants.

While sugar cane is often propagated asexually, it still relies on sexual reproduction for the initial development of new varieties. Rice, on the other hand, relies on sexual reproduction for both variety development and propagation.