Question

Cellular totipotency was for the first time demonstrated by

• A. F. C. Steward
• B. P. Maheshwari
• C. W. H. Muir
• D. Y. P. S. Bajaj

Answer 1

The correct option is A F. C. Steward

Totipotency was first demonstrated by Steward and Reinert in the 1950s. Professor F. C. Steward discovered and laid the foundation for plant tissue culture; genetic engineering and plant biotechnology of food crops or trees.