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BCHEM 461 — PLANT TISSUE CULTURE METHODOLOGY

BSc BSc Biochemistry · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Historical Background. The basis of plant cell and tissue culture: totipotency. Requirement for in vitro culture: tissue culture laboratory, nutrient media, hormones, etc. Culture of plant materials: ex-plant culture, callous formation and organogenesis, root and shoot culture. Plant regeneration from tissue culture. Protoplast culture and regeneration of whole plants. Applications of plant tissue culture: agriculture, micropropagation, forestry, horticulture and industry.

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