In brief describe the various steps of micropropagation.
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The process of micropropagation can be divided into four stages:
Initiation stage. A piece of plant tissue (called an explant) is (a) cut from the plant, (b) disinfested (removal of surface contaminants), and (c) placed on a medium. ...
Multiplication stage. ...
Rooting or preplant stage. ...
Dear Student,
● Steps in micropropogation -
1) Selection of explant
2) Initiation of culture
3) Multiplication
4) Root formation
5) Transfer to soil
◆ Applications of micropropogation -
1) Early flowering
2) Synthetic seeds
3) Fast multiplication
4) Genetic transformation
5) Clonal propagation
6) Disease prevention
7) Large scale multiplication
8) Self-sterlity is overcame
9) Viability of seeds improved
10) Hybridization with wide variety of plants
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