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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
(a) Why are the plants raised through micro-propagation termed as somaclones?
(b) Mention two advantages of this technique.
(a) The plants raised through micropropagation are called somaclones because they are genetically identical to the original plant from which they were grown.
(b) The advantages of micro-propagation are as follows:
(i) It helps in the propagation of a large number of plants in a short span of time.
(ii) It helps in recovery of healthy plants from diseased ones. It helps in producing plants that are disease and pest resistant.
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What are the properties that are taken into account for improvement in biofortification?
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