Mention any two advantages of micropropagation technique. Write how its process is carried out in the laboratory. Name any two important food plants grown commercially by this method.
Used for the production of a large number of plants that are genetically identical to the original plant, recovery of healthy plants from the diseased plant.
Any part of the explant is grown in the test tube under sterile conditions, in specified nutrient media containing sucrose, inorganic salts, vitamins, amino acids, growth hormones - auxin and cytokinin.