HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FLORICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the process of propagating plants on an ager gel or nutrient medium is know as
A
grafting
B
budding
C
micropropagation
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Micropropagation is the artificial process of producing plants vegetatively through tissue culture or cell culture techniques. In this artificial process of propagation, plants are produced invitro by asexual means of reproduction or by vegetative propagation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Micropropagation is a method of plant propagation using extremely small pieces of plant tissue taken from a carefully chosen and prepared mother plant, and growing these under laboratory conditions to produce new plants. It is widely used in commercial horticulture.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are many components and additives that can be used in plant micropropagation media, but most can be placed into eight categories: water, nutrient salts (micro and macronutrients), vitamins, amino acids, carbohydrates, gelling agents, growth regulators (hormones), and other organic supplements.

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