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Question
The culture medium (nutrient medium) can be referred to as a ‘highly enriched laboratory soil. Justify the statement.
Solution
The culture medium (nutrient medium) can be referred to as a ‘highly enriched laboratory soil’ because in the culture medium we must provide a carbon source such as sucrose and also inorganic salts, vitamins, amino acids and growth regulators like auxins, cytokinins etc.
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