Q. 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. It is called
A) Somatic hybridization
B) Micropropagation
C) Hybridoma technology
D) Somaclonal variation
Explanation
Micropropagation. Micropropagation can be defined as growing plants from seed or small pieces of tissue under sterile conditions in a laboratory on specially selected media. This techniques include in vitro (Literally –in glass) laboratory propagation from vegetative material and germination of seeds and spores
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