The best plant explants to raise virus free plant is?

Embryo

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Vessels

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Meristem

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Solution

The correct option is C Meristem
Meristem is free from viruses and they are used to grow virus-free plant cultures. The meristem has the ability of rapid rate of mitotic cell division, which is much more than the viral rate of division. Hence, the virus is unable to spread through them, hence the meristems are almost always free of viruses.
So, the correct option is 'Meristem'.

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