Micropropagation | Advantage | Process of micropropagation
The tissue is taken from shoot apex of plants to produce plants with desirable characteristics.
* Sterilize tissue and apparatus.
* Place tissue a nutrient agar gel with auxin ( Hormone).
* Callus grows, can be cut up.
* Callus transferred to agar gel with cytokinin to stimulate root/shoot growth.
* Gibberellins sometimes added for shoot growth.
* Plantlets growth hormone to grow.
ADVANTAGE :
(1) Bulk up new varieties very quickly.
(2) Create virus-free strains; apex normally doesn't have viruses; present in other parts.
(3) Produce a large number of rare plants, reduces cost, don't need to take from the wild.
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