Overview of Facilities and Techniques

  • Kenneth C. Torres
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Abstract

The term plant tissue culture broadly refers to the cultivation in vitro of all plant parts (single cells, tissues, and organs) under aseptic conditions. Plant tissue culture systems are often used as “model” systems in the study of various physiological, biochemical, genetic, and structural problems related to plants. Plant tissue culture techniques also have great potential as a means of vegetatively propagating economically important crops and crops of future potential on a commercial basis (2).

Keywords

Ethyl Alcohol Plant Tissue Culture Culture Vessel Culture Room Media Preparation 
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© Van Nostrand Reinhold 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kenneth C. Torres
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  1. 1.Tissue Culture DepartmentSigma Chemical CompanySt. LouisUSA

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