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An Overview of Tissue Culture: What It Is and How to Get Started

 P lanting any living part of a plant in an artificial culture medium in a sterile environment under controlled conditions such as temperature, light, humidity, etc. is tissue culture. Even a single living cell of a plant has the potential to grow into a complete plant. It is called totipotency. Sections used for tissue planting. ⦁ Stem Apical Bud, Lateral Bud, Root Apex, ⦁ Seeds, embryos, anthers ⦁ Leaf fragments, root fragments, live stem parts ⦁ protoplast ⦁ apical meristem Tissue culture is done in several ways. One method is tissue culture using buds. This method is used if it is necessary to obtain a large number of plants similar to the mother plant in a short period of time.                                          ex- pineapple, Strawberry, orchid, banana, anthurium, bamboo  The other method is tissue culture using meristems. Generally, if a virus-infect...