Agriculture& Plant Pathology

Why antibiotics are used in plant tissue culture?

Published: 15th Dec 2021, 18:01

Antibiotics are substances produced by certain microorganisms that suppress the growth of other microorganisms and eventually destroy
them. Their applications include:
A. Suppresses bacterial infections in plant cell tissue culture.
B. Suppresses mold and yeast infections in cell cultures.
C. Eliminates Agrobacterium species after the transformation of plant tissue.

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