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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

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