Question

Define totipotency of a cell. List the requirements of the objective to produce somaclones of a tomato plant in commercial scale.

Answer 1

Totipotency is defined as the capacity of any plant cell to generate a whole plant. 

Requirements are

• An explant, i.e. any part/tissues of a tomato plant
• Nutrient medium containg a carbon source like sucrose, inorganic salts, aminoacids, vitamins and growth regulators like auxins and cytokinins.
• Sterile conditions.