Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology2 Marks
Question
What is meant by recalcitrant seeds? How such plants can be conserved?
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Answer
Recalcitrant seeds are those whose survival is educed upon drying (reduction in moisture below a certain level) and freezing and thus are difficult to store.
It involves subcellular damage of seeds which results in loss of viability, when dried.
Plants which produce recalcitrant sees could be conserved using tissue culture technique.
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