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Which of the following plant’s meristem has not been successfully cultured?(a) Banana(b) Apple(c) Sugarcane(d) PotatoThe question was posed to me in a job interview.My doubt is from Plant Tissue Culture topic in section Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production of Biology – Class 12

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The correct ANSWER is (B) Apple

The explanation: CULTURING of meristems is an important method of the recovery of HEALTHY plants from diseased plants. 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 and potato.



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