This photograph illustrates micropropagation, a form of artificial reproduction in plants. Which of these is unlikely to be an application for micropropagation?
a. preserving plants vulnerable to extinction
b. growing plants for experiments in labs
c. mass-producing grain for famine relief
d. breeding plants with pharmacological value
c. mass-producing grain for famine relief
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