To meet the demands of the society, in-vitro production of a large number of plantlets in a short duration is practiced in floriculture and horticulture industry today. This is called as
A
Somatic hybridization
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B
Micropropagation
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C
Hybridoma technology
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B Micropropagation Micropropagation is the practice of rapidly multiplying stock plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using modern plant tissue culture methods. Micropropagation is used to multiply novel plants, such as those that have been genetically modified or bred through conventional plant breeding methods. It is also used to provide a sufficient number of plantlets for planting from a stock plant, which does not produce seeds or does not respond well to vegetative reproduction.