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Plant Tissue Culture and Micropropagation

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To obtain seedless watermelon, which among the following method is followed?

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Somatic hybridization
💡 Explanation:
  • Isolated protoplasts from two different varieties of plants – each having a desirable character – can be fused to get hybrid protoplasts, which can be further grown to form a new plant. These hybrids are called somatic hybrids while the process is called somatic hybridization.
  • Protoplasts are used to produce variations in the morphology of leaves and flowers, ability/potential of the growth of the embryo, and enhancement of disease resistance in plants.
  • To obtain seedless watermelon, somatic hybridization methods are followed.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Somatic hybridization'.
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