2. What is tissue culture?
Tissue culture is the growth of
tissues or cells separate from the organism.
This is typically facilitated via use of a liquid,
semi-solid, or solid growth medium, such as
broth or agar. Tissue culture commonly refers
to the culture of animal cells and tissues, with
the more specific term plant tissue culture
being used for plants.
3. Advantages of tissue culture
• To produce many copies of the same plants then which may
be used to produce plants with better flowers, odors, fruits
or any other properties of the plants that are beneficial to
the human beings.
• To produce plants anytime we want although the climates
are not appropriate to produce a plant. Moreover, if seed is
not available, it is possible to produce a plant with this
method.
• If there is plant with partially infected tissue, it is possible
to produce a new plant without infection.
• Very helpful in the genetically modified organism studies.
4. Disadvantages of tissue culture.
• If large scale production is being thinking, the costs of the
equipments are very expensive.
• The procedure is very variable and it depends on the type
of the species so sometimes it needs trial-and-error type of
experiments if there is not any review about that species.
• The procedure needs special attention and diligently done
observation.
• There may be error in the identity of the organisms after
culture.
• Infection may continue thorough generations easily if
possible precautions are not taken
• Decrease genetic variability.
5. CONLUSION
Tissue culture is a process
that involves exposing plant tissue to a specific
regimen of nutrients, hormones, and light under
sterile, in vitro conditions to produce many new
plants, each a clone of the original mother plant,
over a very short period of time. AgriForest's tissue
culture plants are characterized by disease free
growth, a more fibrous, healthier root system, a
bushier branching habit, and a higher survival rate.
