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To obtain virus - free healthy plants from a diseased one by tissue culture technique, which part/parts of the diseased plant will be taken?

A

apical meristem only

B

palisade parenchyma

C

both apical and axillary meristems

D

epidermis only

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The correct Answer is:
C
Both apicla and axillary maeristems are frree of virus for the healthy plant cultivation because of storng interferon acitivity in this region .these tissues form a protective impermeable covering aroung themselves which is non penetrble by any pathogen .Hence these tissue are used in the production of disease free palnts by tissue cultue.
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