Q. Meristem culture is practised on horticulture to get :
(a) Somaclonal variation
(b) Haploid plants
(c) Virus free plants
(d) Slow growing cultures
Solution : Correct option : C In meristem culture, shoot apex is used as an explant that possesses meristematic cells that have the ability to divide continuously and thus do not carry a virus. Thus the plantlets produced from this culture are virus-free plants.