TISSUE CULTURE 101

WHAT ARE TISSUE CULTURES?

TISSUE CULTURES ARE PLANTS GROWN FROM SMALL PIECES OF PLANT TISSUE IN A STERILE, NUTRIENT-RICH LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT. THIS CUTTING-EDGE PROPAGATION METHOD PRODUCES DISEASE-FREE, GENETICALLY IDENTICAL PLANTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL VIGOR AND HEALTH.

WHY WE USE TISSUE CULTURES

AT WASATCH BOTANICA, WE SOURCE TISSUE CULTURE PLANTS BECAUSE THEY OFFER SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONALLY PROPAGATED PLANTS:

  • DISEASE-FREE: GROWN IN STERILE CONDITIONS, TISSUE CULTURES ARE FREE FROM PESTS, BACTERIA, FUNGI, AND VIRUSES.
  • GENETIC CONSISTENCY: EVERY PLANT IS AN EXACT GENETIC REPLICA OF THE PARENT, ENSURING YOU GET EXACTLY THE VARIETY YOU ORDERED.
  • STRONGER ROOT SYSTEMS: TISSUE CULTURE PLANTS DEVELOP ROBUST ROOT SYSTEMS AND ADAPT QUICKLY TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT.
  • RARE & HARD-TO-FIND VARIETIES: TISSUE CULTURE ALLOWS US TO OFFER RARE AND EXOTIC PLANTS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO PROPAGATE THROUGH TRADITIONAL METHODS.

TISSUE CULTURE ACCLIMATION GUIDE

YOUR TISSUE CULTURE HAS BEEN GROWN IN A HIGH-HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT AND NEEDS TIME TO ADJUST TO NORMAL GROWING CONDITIONS.

  • REMOVE & RINSE: REMOVE THE PLANT FROM THE CONTAINER AND GENTLY RINSE ALL AGAR FROM THE ROOTS WITH ROOM-TEMPERATURE WATER.
  • PLANT: PLACE THE PLANT IN A SMALL POT WITH DRAINAGE USING A LIGHT, WELL-DRAINING SUBSTRATE SUCH AS SPHAGNUM MOSS AND PERLITE. KEEP THE SUBSTRATE MOIST, BUT NOT WET.
  • PROVIDE HUMIDITY: PLACE THE PLANT IN A HIGH-HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS A HUMIDITY DOME, PROPAGATION BOX, OR GREENHOUSE CABINET. PROVIDE WARM TEMPERATURES AND BRIGHT, INDIRECT LIGHT.
  • ACCLIMATE: KEEP HUMIDITY HIGH FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS. ONCE THE PLANT BEGINS PRODUCING NEW GROWTH, GRADUALLY INTRODUCE MORE AIRFLOW AND LOWER HUMIDITY.
  • BE PATIENT: SOME YELLOWING, DROOPING, OR LOSS OF OLDER LEAVES IS NORMAL DURING ACCLIMATION. AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT, OVERWATERING, AND ALLOWING THE PLANT TO COMPLETELY DRY OUT. NEW GROWTH IS THE BEST SIGN THAT YOUR PLANT IS SUCCESSFULLY ACCLIMATING.

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