Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 11:10:41 -0500 From: "Muad'Dib" <muaddib@interconnect.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1710$foo@default> Subject: Re: tc seeds vs tc tissues
Tissue culturing seed has many advantages. Seed coats are easier to
sterilize than tissue. It's easier to keep tissue sterile. There is no
need for hormones. The resulting plants are more vigorous. (Plants
derived from seed are always more vigorous than those derived clonally.)
There is a genetic diversity not present in clonally produced plants.
And there is a higher % germination than sowing.
Stratification helps with sowing in SOME plants. The most noticeable
difference between sowing and TC is the humidity. Prior to germination,
that is the only REAL difference. Perhaps germinating on a water agar,
then moving to soil would help germination percentages.
TC of plants is good for expanding the population or getting some plants
quick, but then sexual reproduction should take over. By getting a
bunch of adult, then producing genetically diverse smaller plants (at an
increased percentage), the genetically diverse plants can be distributed
all over the planet.
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