Plant Tissue Culture is a relatively recent technique adopted in commercial horticulture. The first significant use of in vitro techniques in horticulture took place during the 1920s when orchid seeds were successfully germinated. Later, the potential for using tissue culture for production of virus free Cymbidium was recognized by Morel in 1960. Soon these methods were adopted for commercial propagation of large number of plats. Now, tissue culture is an accepted practice for commercial plant multiplication in horticultural industry throughout the world.
Plant Tissue Culture techniques provide a much degree of control over plant development through conventional methods. In the tissue culture practice, explanted tissue, organs and cells are aseptically grown on a synthetic growth medium under specific incubation conditions of light, temperature and humidity. Each step starting from aseptic establishment of culture to transfer of plants to the general growing conditions in the field is vital.
We are going to establish plant tissue culture laboratory practices for Jatropha curcas, Castor and many varieties of medicinal and ornamental plants very soon. In addition to that, we will also provide infrastructure for plant tissue culture laboratory.
