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प्रश्न
Describe any ‘two’ applications of tissue culture technique.
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उत्तर
Tissue culture is the cultivation of plant parts under the aseptic conditions and suitable nutrient medium. The essential nutrients include inorganic salt, carbon, and energy source and a growth regulator. Applications of tissue culture:
(a) Genetically identical plants are produced from a single cell or a group of cells in a short interval of time by micropropagation. A large number of progeny are produced from a single cell or a group of cells.
(b) It is possible to raise a large number of plants and disease-resistant plants using tissue culture techniques. This method has been used to raise tobacco plants resistant to Wildfire caused by a bacteria pathogen pseudomonas tabaci.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between somaclones and somatic hybrids. Give one example of each.
Explain micropropagation and somatic hybridization.
Define the term tissue.
The large number of genetically identical offsprings produced by micropropogation are called ____________.
Method of production of thousand of plant through tissue culture is ______.
Why are plants obtained by protoplast culture called somatic hybrids?
Why is it easier to culture meristems compared to permanent tissues?
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Discuss how the property of plant cell totipotency has been utilised for plant propagation and improvement
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