What are the different Plant Tissue Culture mediums?

Some commonly used Plant Tissue Culture mediums include:

Murashige and Skoog (MS) Medium

This medium was developed by Murashige and Skoog and is the most widely used medium in Plant Tissue Culture. It consists of macronutrients micronutrients, vitamins, and Plant growth regulators like auxins and cytokinins to support a wide range of Plant species.

Also Read: Role of Macro and Micro-Nutrients in Plants

Gamborg’s B5 Medium

This medium too provides a balanced nutrient composition for various Plant Tissues. It is mainly used for cell suspension Cultures and somatic embryogenesis.

Woody Plant Medium (WPM)

This medium is used for the cultivation woody Plant species as this medium contains a balanced combination of nutrients, and growth regulators required for the cultivation of trees and shrubs.

Schenk and Hildebrandt Medium

This medium is primarily used to Culture orchids, as this medium is rich in nutrients and growth regulators suitable for orchid propagation.

White’s Medium

This medium is used for the Culture of tobacco Tissues as this medium contains specific nutrients and growth regulators optimized for tobacco cell and Tissue Cultures.

Also Read: Difference Between Auxin and Gibberellin

Plant Tissue Culture became a new addition to the Plant breeding strategies that emerged around the 1950s. Tissue Culture emerged as a significant advancement in breeding methods when traditional breeding techniques failed to meet the demands of crops. It utilizes Plant components to produce several clones of the original Plant quickly. The method takes advantage of a Plant’s totipotency, which allows any cell from any section of the Plant to be used to create a brand-new Plant.