Suryakant had banana plantation in his field. Quality of the fruit was excellent but the yield suffered due to infection of the plants by a virus.
Suryakant had banana plantation in his field. Quality of the fruit was excellent but the yield suffered due to infection of the plants by a virus. Suggest a fast and efficient method to get healthy and a large number of plants in the next generation without compromising on the existing quality. Justify the selection of your method.
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(a) (i) He can grow thousands of plants through tissue culture of meristem by micro-propagation.
(ii) He can also remove the meristem and grow it in-vitro using tissue culture technique.
(b) Although the plant is infected with a virus, the meristern (apical and axillary) is free of viruses.
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