Meristem culture is practised on horticulture to get

Somaclonal variation

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Haploids

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Virus-free plants

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Slow-growing callus

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The correct option is D Virus-free plants
In meristem culture, shoot apex is used as an explant that possesses meristematic cells that have the ability to divide continuously and thus do not carry a virus. Thus the plantlets produced from this culture are virus-free plants.

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