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State the technology used by the scientist to recover virus-free sugarcane plants for crop breeding experiments from the diseased sugarcanes. |
Answer» The name of technology to PRODUCE the virus-free plant from the virus-infected sugarcane plant is called tissue culture.Explanation:At first, a piece of sugarcane tissue is aseptically taken from the disease-free part of the plant. It is soaked in antibiotic and saline solutions with a little bit of auxin. Then, it is PUT into a NUTRIENT medium where an aseptic CONDITION is maintained throughout.This leads to the FORMATION of a tumour like protrusion called callus. Then small plantlets grow. Concentration of hormones should be carefully maintained. Then, those plantlets are put into the particular nurseries to grow into new plants..... |
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