Question

Explain why the small piece of plant tissue is dipped in disinfectant when growing new plants from using cells from a parent plant

Answer 1

Answer: Disinfectant is a chemical formulation which may include biological components used to reduce the population of a microbe from a living or dead surface.

Explanation:

The plant tissue is treated with a disinfectant before culturing it and growing new plants. This is done to remove dirt, dust, foreign particles like pollen, microbes from the plant tissue surface or from plant part. This help in growth of disease free and contamination free plants. The culture can be utilized for different cycles of plant growth as it remains free from any kind of contamination.