Which plant can be grown through tissue culture?

Plants important to developing countries that have been grown in tissue culture are oil palm, plantain, pine, banana, date, eggplant, jojoba, pineapple, rubber tree, cassava, yam, sweet potato, and tomato. This application is the most commonly applied form of traditional biotechnology in Africa.

What are the disadvantages of tissue culture?

Disadvantages of Tissue Culture

• Tissue Culture can require more labor and cost more money.
• There is a chance that the propagated plants will be less resilient to diseases due to the type of environment they are grown in.

What is tissue culture method?

Tissue culture is the method of ‘in vitro’ culture of plant or animal cells, tissue or organ – on nutrient medium under aseptic conditions usually in a glass container. Tissue culture is sometimes referred to as ‘sterile culture’ or ‘in vitro’ culture.

What is the importance of tissue culture?

The literal meaning of tissue culture refers to the culturing of tissue pieces, i.e. explant culture. Tissue culture is an important tool for the study of the biology of cells from multicellular organisms. It provides an in vitro model of the tissue in a well defined environment which can be easily manipulated and analysed.

What are the applications of tissue culture?

Applications. Plant tissue culture is used widely in the plant sciences, forestry, and in horticulture. Applications include: The commercial production of plants used as potting, landscape, and florist subjects, which uses meristem and shoot culture to produce large numbers of identical individuals.

What is cultural protocols?

Cultural protocols. Cultural protocols refer to the customs, lores and codes that guide the behaviour of a particular cultural group. Protocols are present in all cultures and observing the cultural protocols of a community demonstrates respect for the cultural traditions, history and diversity of that community.