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Plant Tissue Culture
WHAT IS PTC?
Plant cells, tissues or organsArtificial nutrient mediumPlants with superior traits
4 STEPS!
Regeneration of saplingsDwindled forests
Extinct plants
ADVANTAGES
ONE EXPLANEXPLANTT
nutrient medium macro elementsamino acidssource of carbonorganic supplementsgelling agents
TWO
GROWTH HORMONESAUXINS
CYTOKININ= FORMATION
ROOTSHOOTCALLUS
THREE
Transferofplantletsin
anothermedium!
These willbecome
THOUSANDS
inseveral months!
Forests!
FOUR TRANSPLANTATION
Why are all these possible?
andAbility to adapt to varying environment
Maintenance of genetic material; regeneration