Plant Tissue Culture — Chapter Summary

Plant tissue culture is the growth

Plant tissue culture is the growth of plant cells, tissues, or organs on artificial nutrient media under sterile and controlled conditions. It depends

Totipotency is the ability of

Totipotency is the ability of a vegetative cell to divide and differentiate into any type of specialised cell or to regenerate into a whole plant.

Key milestones include Haberlandt’s early principles

Key milestones include Haberlandt’s early principles, discovery of IAA, White’s synthetic medium, Van Overbeek’s coconut water, discovery of kinetin,

An explant is any plant part

An explant is any plant part used to start culture, such as a leaf, meristem, cotyledon, hypocotyl, or embryo. Surface sterilisation is done to remove

Culture media contain inorganic nutrients

Culture media contain inorganic nutrients, organic supplements, a carbon source, plant growth hormones, gelling agents, and antibiotics. Macronutrient