Tissue Culture

Plant Tissue Culture: A Home Based Guide – How to Practice Plant Tissue Culture on a Budget  Cultivating Beauty on a Budget As a plant hobbyist have you ever been fascinated by the idea of unlocking the secrets of plant tissue culture while maintaining a limited budget? Whether your interests …

Monstera deliciosa is a well-known houseplant around the world. Monstera Deliciosa Albo Variegata is a well known more expensive version. Many aroids can be propagated with plant tissue cultured at home, and with little fuss. Making media for Monstera deliciosa is not hard to do. Full strength MS (Murashige and …

Buy Now to Learn How to Practice Plant Tissue Culture at Home Do you want to grow more plants faster and in less space? If so, this how-to guide is for you. Plant tissue culture can be done at home without expensive lab grade gear. Inside, you will find easy …

Hydrogen peroxide and vinegar, when mixed, make a gentle but effective decontaminate. It works as an oxidizer attacking cell walls and destroying the cell walls of fungus and bacteria.  Since it will oxidize cells, remember that you and I are made up of cells.  Wear gloves and glasses as a …

Tissue culture has several stages and rooting is one of them. We can often skip rooting in vitro by putting plantlets on a moist or wet substrate. Some plants do better on perlite or sand but some will start on potting mix.  This saves time and resources skipping a step …

Just showing you guys what goes into the Biotope One Plant Library, and tissue culturing plants. I had a stem of Lindernia tamilnadensis. I put it in a 32 oz deli tub and let it grow out until it made several stems. I did this because I want to make …

                                Latest Trends in Propagation of Aquarium Plants As the popularity and importance of aquatic plants in the creation of nature aquariums, manicured aquariums, biotopes, etc, are gaining momentum, conventional methods of propagation of these plants are not able to provide the premium quality plants as per the demand. Moreover, the …

Home-based laboratories have a number of options and combinations which can be used to successfully practice plant tissue culture. Dedicated rooms used for tissue culture can be as successful as using the kitchen table. The organization, planning, and patience are key to a successful tissue culture project. If using the …

Plant Growth Regulators Control Cells Plant cells are omnipotent, they have the ability to create cells for leaves, roots, and other plant parts. By using plant growth regulators we can manipulate their growth into what cells we want to create. Plant growth regulators, or PGRs, influence plant cells directly to …

Plant tissue culture couldn’t be practiced without sterile vessels to hold your media and plant material. Luckily there are many types of containers that can be used which are easily sterilized and used. Most of them are also reusable and can be found easily to repurpose. Being creative when looking …