Question

Name the technology and write the procedure that can help a scientist to recover virus free sugarcane plants from diseased canes for his crop breeding experiments.

Answer 1

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.