Question

Embryo culture is used for________

• A. establishing suspension culture
  
• B. recovery of interspecific hybrids
  
• C. somatic hybridization
  
• D. haploid production
  

Answer 1

The correct option is B recovery of interspecific hybrids


The excision of young embryos from developing seeds and their cultivation on a nutrient medium is called as embryo culture. In case of some interspecific crosses, where the embryos die at a very young stage, embryos are excised and cultured in vitro to have hybrid plants.
Embryo culture is also useful in plants where seeds have no stored food material. Embryos of dormant seeds could also be revived by embryo culture.