Plant tissue culture involves exposing plant tissue or cells to specific nutrients, hormones, and light under sterile conditions to produce clones of the original plant. There are different types of plant tissue culture including callus culture, organ culture, and protoplast culture. Plant tissue culture has various applications such as commercial plant production, conservation of endangered species, production of valuable compounds, creation of novel hybrids, production of virus-free plants, and production of identical clones for purposes like patent rights or genetic improvement.