Question

Which of the following is not related to embryo culture?

(a) Growth of embryos on culture medium

(b) Developing seedlings

(c) Multiplication of rare plants

(d) Making virus-free plants

The question was posed to me in an interview for internship.

I'd like to ask this question from Plant Tissue Culture in chapter Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right option is (d) Making virus-free plants

Easiest explanation: Embryo culture is the technique of taking out young/fragile/dormant embryos from developing seeds and their growth on a culture medium to form seedlings and then young plants. This technique is useful in the multiplication of some rare plants, e.g., Makapuno Nut.