Q. A technique of micropropagation is :
(a) Embryo rescue
(b) Somatic hybridisation
(c) Somatic embryogenesis
(d) Protoplast fusion
Solution : Correct option : C *Somatic embryogenesis is the technique of raising somatic embryos in vitro by culturing somatic cells. The embryos derived from somatic cells are called somatic embryos. *Embryo rescue is the technique of embryo development in vitro when the embryos are likely to get abort early. *Somatic hybridization is the production of hybrid plants through the fusion of protoplasts of two different plant species or varieties. *Since micropropagation is the clonal propagation using tissue culture, a technique of micropropagation is somatic embryogenesis in which somatic embryos are raised by culturing of somatic cells.