NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 9 Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
NCERT Books for Session 2022-2023
CBSE Board and UP Board
Question : 9
Which part of the plant is best suited for making virus-free plants and why?
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Apical and axillary meristems of plants is used for making virus-free plants. In a diseased plant, only this region is not infected by the virus as compared to the rest of the plant region. Hence, the scientists remove axillary and apical meristems of the diseased plant and grow it in vitro to obtain a disease-free and healthy plant.
Virus-free plants of banana, sugarcane, and potato have been obtained using this method by scientists.
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