What is an advantage and a disadvantage to the use of
meristem culture for the production of propagative plant
material ?

Answer Posted / arivazhagan.s

ADVANTAGES;
Lack of vascular tissue.
Meristem have high metabolic activity.
High auxin concentration.

DISADVANTAGES;
Isolation is difficult.
Low survival rate $ regeneration time for explants may be
long(about 8 months for potato explant).
Removal of explant causes a setback in the growth of mother
plant.

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 8 No



Post New Answer       View All Answers


Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

What are the two ways that animal viruses may penetrate their host cell?

2425


Compare the two Viruses Baculovirus vs. Flavivirus ?

1717


Explain the degradation of acrylamide?

1929


Why are Plasmodiophoromycetes not true fungi?

2650


Give an account on bacitracin resistant Strep agalactiae?

1531






Describe about Lignin degrading microbe ?

1584


Describe about Proteus Mirabilis rRNA?

1618


How to improve co-transformation efficency?

1767


What are the major uses of hexachlorophene, chlorhexidine, and triclosan as agents for controlling microorganisms?

1788


How to measure or estimate colony form unit(CFU) ?

2931


What is acid fast staining?

700


What is meant by fungal element?

2481


Is bleach a quaternary ammonium compound?

747


Explain about Irradiation of live virus vaccines ?

1574


How to determine Bacterial GC content protocal of CsCl method ?

1772