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Question
Discuss the importance of Modern methods in the reproduction of plants.
Solution
Advantages of modern methods
- Plants with desired characteristics can be multiplied rapidly in a short duration.
- Plants produced are genetically identical.
- Tissue culture can be carried out in any season to produce plants.
- Plants that do not produce viable seeds and seeds that are difficult to germinate can be propagated by tissue culture.
- Rare and endangered plants can be propagated.
- Disease-free plants can be produced by meristem culture.
- Cells can be genetically modified and transformed using tissue culture.
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