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Old 07-12-2010, 04:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: What to do with new tissue culture??

I guess it would depend on which stage plants you receive. Most plants, around here, are shipped in stage IV, in vivo. This is established in soil, or potting mix, in small pots (usually 72 cell trays). You would want to get these out of the cells and into someting larger, as Jarred mentioned, above. However, sometimes, especially when plants are shipped internationally, they may be stage III, in vitro. (still in the flask, or jar, in gel) In this case you would want to get them in some sterile potting mix, and keep them indoors for a couple of weeks, until they establish themselves, in the soil. You can use small pots or the cell trays for this.
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