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| In tissue culture technique ,which part of the diseased plant will be taken to obtain a virus free plant from a diseased one? |
Any tissue of the plant . Axillary meristem only. Apical and axillary meristem. Collenchyma tissue. |
| Apical and axillary meristem. |
| If the plant is infected with a virus, the meristem (apical and axillary) is free of virus. Hence, one can remove the meristem and grow it in vitro to obtain virus-free plants. Scientists have succeeded in culturing meristems of banana, sugarcane, potato, etc. |
