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Somaclonal variation appears in

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Tissue culture raised plants
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Plants growing in highly polluted conditions
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Apomictic plants
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None of the above
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The correct option is A Tissue culture raised plants
Somaclonal variation can be generated by plant tissue culture technique. It mainly includes variations in chromosome structure, chromosome number and mutations. The major benefit of this technique is to improve the quality of the plant. It helps in the production of disease resistant plant or salt resistant plant. This technique requires extensive field trails.

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