Micropropagation

Micropropagation is a process of in-vitro (in a laboratory) propagation, or asexual reproduction, of a plant through the use of small fragmented parts of a mother plant, such as its cuttings, meristem (cells from the growth region of a plant), or single cells. It enables rapid multiplication of tissues and organs of any plants, allowing several advantages such as extension of shelf life, disease elimination, and mass production of genetically identical plants. It is largely used in the agricultural industry for crops, forestry, and horticulture, as well as for tissue culturing of rare and endangered species of plants for conservation purposes.