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The method of production of thousands of plants using explant through tissue culture technique is called micropropagation.
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  1. What is micropropagation?

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  2. Plant cells are totipotent. Why?

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  3. What is totipotency?

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  4. Name a Nobel Laureate who developed semi dwarf variety of wheat.

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  5. Name an organism that causes black rust of crucifer.

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  6. Explain what is meant by biofortification.

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  7. What are single cell protein? Mention their significance. b) Name any ...

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  8. Name a micro-organism that can produce large amount of single cell pro...

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  9. Give the meaning of the term explant.

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  10. Write the names of two semi-dwarf and high yielding rice varieties dev...

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  11. Give the meaning of the term somaclones.

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  12. What is somatic hybridization?

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  13. Give an example for a plant which is an outcome of somatic hybridisati...

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  14. A plant growing in a natural habitat infected by virus. Which part of ...

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  15. What is the economic value of spirulina?

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  16. Name the Indian variety of rice patented by an American company.

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  17. Why South Indian sugarcanes are preferred by agriculturists?

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  18. Sucrose is necessary in the plant tissue culture nutrient medium. Give...

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  19. What is meant by 'hidden hunger'?

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  20. Expand SCP .

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