Question

Whichpart of the plant is best suited for making virus-free plants andwhy?

Answer 1

Apicaland axillary meristems of plants is used for making virus-freeplants. In a diseased plant, only this region is not infected by thevirus as compared to the rest of the plant region. Hence, thescientists remove axillary and apical meristems of the diseased plantand grow it invitroto obtain a disease-free and healthy plant.

Virus-freeplants of banana, sugarcane, and potato have been obtained using thismethod by scientists.