To obtain virus-free healthy plants from a diseased one by tissue culture technique, which part/parts of the diseased plant will be taken?
Apical meristem only
Palisade parenchyma
Both apical and axillary meristems
Epidermis only
Even if a plant is infected with a virus, the meristem (both apical and axillary) is free of the virus. Hence, one can remove the meristem and grow it in vitro to obtain virus-free plants .
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