Question

Suryakant had banana plantation in his field. Quality of the fruit was excellent but the yield suffered due to infection of the plants by a virus. Suggest a fast and efficient method to get healthy and a large number of plants in the next generation without compromising on the existing quality. Justify the selection of your method.

Answer 1

He can grow thousands of plants through tissue culture of meristem by micropropagation. He can remove the meristem and grow it in vitro using tissue culture technique. Although the plant is infected with a virus, the meristem (apical and axillary) is free of viruses.