Has anyone tried...

Gquebed

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Anyway...just wanting to know if anybody has tried the tissue culture kits being sold and how effective they might be...
 

iHearAll

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but in all seriousness what is it? is it the technique of taking a sliver of plant and growing it up?
 

Gquebed

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but in all seriousness what is it? is it the technique of taking a sliver of plant and growing it up?
Ya. From what i understand just a small piece of leaf is put in a solution in a covered petri dish and it grows... in the right considtions... roots in the solution and then you can plant and start a mother for clones. The advantage being that you can keep dozens of these on the go virtually forever. All kinds of genetics kept in a couple square feet.

Brilliant. If the kits actually work... which is what im trying to find out... and how well...
 

a mongo frog

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Ya. From what i understand just a small piece of leaf is put in a solution in a covered petri dish and it grows... in the right considtions... roots in the solution and then you can plant and start a mother for clones. The advantage being that you can keep dozens of these on the go virtually forever. All kinds of genetics kept in a couple square feet.

Brilliant. If the kits actually work... which is what im trying to find out... and how well...
And i guess the process really cleans the strain up or what ever that means. Cuz everything is so sterile or something. Its been a while since I've heard tissue culture. Id love to do it though.
 

Gquebed

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And i guess the process really cleans the strain up or what ever that means. Cuz everything is so sterile or something. Its been a while since I've heard tissue culture. Id love to do it though.
The sterility part is the one that could be problematic ...maybe? The procedure has to be 100% sterile or it fails and i wonder how hard that is to achieve without a lab??? Is that maybe why we havent heard more about this?

Thats part of the feedback i would like to hear about. If there's peeps using these kits at home with success...

Think i might drop the coin and give it a shot. Just dont know which kit/system is the most reliable...
 
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