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Plant Tissue Culture. — BIO BOTANY STD 12 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12BIO BOTANYPlant Tissue Culture.3 Marks
Question
What is somatic embryogenesis? Give any two of its applications.
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Answer

Somatic embryogenesis is the formation of embryos from the callus tissue directly and these embryos are called Embryoids.
Applications:
  1. Somatic embryogenesis provides potential plantlets which after the hardening period can establish into plants.
  2. Somatic embryoids can be used for the production of synthetic seeds.

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