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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Pieces of plant tissue used in culture is called

  • explant

  • domaclone

  • inoculant

  • clone

Answer

A.

explant

An explant is the plant part that is excised from its original location and used for initiating a culture. The explant is treated with specific antimicrobial chemicals, the process called surface sterilization.

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