Plants raised through tissue cultures are clones of the ‘parent’ plant. Discuss the utility of these plants.
Plants raised through tissue culture have the following benefits:
(a) A large number of clones can be produced in a shorter time span.
(b) Desirable characters can be easily selected through tissue culture.
(c) Somatic hybrids can be prepared using this method.
(d) High yield varieties can be produced from through tissue culture.
(e) A healthy plant can be recovered from a diseased plant.