Micropropagation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

• In this method, the plants are propagated by culturing the cells, tissues, and organs.

Methods of Micro-Propagation:

1. Multiplication by Meristematic Tissue of Axillary and Apical Shoots:

• Axillary and apical shoots contain quiescent or active meristems depending on the physiological state of the plant. 
• When these shoot tips are cultured on a basal medium containing no growth regulators, these typically develop into shoots.

2. Multiplication by Adventitious Embryo Formation:

• Adventitious embryos can arise directly from a group of cells within the original explants or from primary embryoids.
• These adventitious embryoids are diploid in nature and can be used as clonal material for micro-propagation.

3. Multiplication through Callus Culture:

• Direct plantlet formation from the explants in culture is more desirable in case of micropropagation or clonal propagation.
• But shoot formation may occur through organogenesis or embryogenesis from callus produced from the explant.