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Question
How can healthy potato plants be obtained from a desired potato variety which is viral infected? Explain.
Solution
Healthy potato plants can be obtained from a desired potato variety which is viral infected by the method of tissue culture.
The apical and axillary meristems of the infected plant is virus free. Hence, they can be removed and grown in vitroto obtain healthy potato plants. This is one of the applications of tissue culture.
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