Question

How can micropropagation be utilized in multiplication of desirable plants for farming?

Answer 1

Micropropagation is a technique of rapid vegetative propagation using plant tissue culture to produce a large number of genetically identical plants (somaclones) in a short time. It allows multiplication starting from single cells or small tissue parts in culture medium under controlled conditions. The main methods include culturing apical meristems to produce many shoot buds, inducing shoots from any plant part sometimes via callus formation, and producing somatic embryos that develop into complete plants. Micropropagation helps in multiplying desirable plants quickly and in large numbers for farming.