What is the importance of haploid plant production?
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Haploid plant production through anther and pollen culture as well as the ovary or ovum culture is of immense use in plant breeding programme carried out for improvement of crops.
It enables raising plants which express recessive traits.
It is helpful in producing genetically homozygous plants which serve as parents in crossbreeding.
Homozygous plants can be raised by diploidization of haploids through colchicine treatment.