The following points highlight the four significances of callus culture. The significances are: 1. Source of Tissue for Plant Regeneration 2. Source of Chromosomal Variation (Somaclona) Variation) 3. Source of Secondary Metabolites 4. Source of Tissue for Cell Suspension Culture. Significance # 1. Source of Tissue for Plant Regeneration: Callus tissue is a good source of experimental tissue material from [...]
The following points highlight the top ten applications of plant cell and tissue culture. The applications are: 1. Clonal Propagation and Micro-Propagation 2. Biomass Energy 3. Secondary Metabolites 4. Genetic Variability 5. Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed 6. Breaking Dormancy 7. Haploid Plants 8. Somatic Hybrids 9. Transgenic Plants 10. Germplasm Conservation. Application # 1. Clonal Propagation and Micro-Propagation: Plant [...]
In this article we will discuss about the initiation and maintenance of callus culture. Callus culture represents clumps of unorganised parenchyma tissue formed through vigorous proliferation by cell division from any kind of explants under cultural condition, showing no polarity. Any kind of permanent but living tissue such as parenchyma, collenchyma, cortical tissue, pith cells, phloem tissue, cambium cells or [...]