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What is Somaclonal variation? What are the uses of Somaclonal variation?

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Genetic variation in plants regenerated from a single culture is used to develop several useful varieties eg., Short duration sugarcane, Rust resistant wheat. 

Uses: 

(a) Rapid clonal multiplication 

(b) Production of virus free plants 

(c) Production of transgenic plants 

(d) Germplasm collection 

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