Re: Tissue Culture
Yes, I've been on the home tissueculture webgroup for quite some time now >2 years, and I've learned a lot just from what others are posting. It seems the biggest issue is getting the right chemical blend for propagation of particular plants, they do recommend certain chemicals for bananas, but getting them "dialed in" can be a challenge. Also the biggest problem is contamination. Everything has to be sterile and kept that way. Even the smallest particle of dust contains thousands of different contaminants from bacteria to fungus.
I haven't actually tried tc yet because of lack of time issues, maybe this winter. I said that last year too, though.
I did get a cloning machine though, that sounded very do-able to me. I'm supposed to get it today.
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