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You have obtained a high yielding variety of tomato. Name and explain the procedure that ensures retention of the desired characteristics repeatedly in large populations of future generations of the tomato crop. |
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Answer» Micro propagation is the technique that can ensure retention of the desired characteristics of the tomato plant in large population of future generations. Micro propagation is a method of producing new plants in a short duration through tissue culture. In this technique, the individual cells of the plants can be separated, multiplied in vitro and regenerated to whole plant. Each of the plants grown by micro propagation are genetically identical and are called somaclones. Tomato, banana, apple etc. are produced using this method |
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