Plant tissue culture (also known as micropropagation) is a method of propagating plants asexually in aseptic conditions. The four main steps of micropropagation are establishment, multiplication, ...

Do you wonder why orchid plants have only become generally available for purchase in the last few years? Tropical orchids are very difficult to grow from seeds outside of their natural environment.

THE Scientific Research Council (SRC) has broken away from the reliance of seeds and cuttings to reproduce plants using the science method of tissue culture. As a way to promote backyard farming, the ...

When we were introduced to plant propagation back in Grade 6, we learned the three primary methods of producing new plants are by seed, stem cuttings and division. We also touched on grafting and air ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 79, No. 10 (Oct., 1992), pp. 1119-1125 (7 pages) Tissue cultures of the halophytic saltmarsh grass Sporobolus virginicus were initiated from unemerged immature ...

The last decade has witnessed successful applications of plant tissue culture techniques in several crops. During that same period, studies in plant molecular genetics have also grown exponentially.

Hyperhydricity is a prevalent physiological disorder encountered during in vitro plant propagation. It is characterised by excessive water accumulation, resulting in translucent tissues, altered ...