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in vitro propagation
Rapid (compared to outdoors)
Asexual
Used for
1. Micropropagation
2. Regeneration
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I. Micropropagation - Many
genetically identical plants are produced from
ONE PLANT
in vitro propagation (in tubes/petri plates etc.)
Rapid
Asexual
Micropropagation
A single node will produce
a shoot within 4-6 weeks
that has 4-6 nodes.
Each plantlet can be
"subcultured" to produce
another 4-6 plants each.
Advantages of Micropropagation
economical in time and space
greater output -can produce millions of
uniformly flowering and yielding plants
African Biotechnologies - fruit crops banana
and indoor pot flowers- 6 million pieces per
year
disease free
elite plants with exceptional characteristics
Advantages Contd
facilitates safer movements of germplasm
across nations - In vitro germplasm assures
the exchange of pest and disease free
material
great for
vegetatively reproduced crops
crops which produce few seeds or highly
heterozygous seeds.
Tobacco Regeneration