PLANT TISSUE CULTURE AND ITS APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE
Bahadur Lal*
ABSTRACT
In the very fast developing scenario of biological science, the plant tissue culture has taken lead because it is the most promising areas of biotechnological tools for today and tomorrow agriculture. The areas range from micro propagation of horticultural crops, ornamental and forest trees etc. Over the100 years ago, Haberlandt envisioned the concept of plant tissue culture and provided the bottom work for the cultivation and production of plant cells, tissues and organs in culture. Due to the changes in consumption patterns, demand for fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, poultry and fisheries has been increasing. Hence, a need to raise crop diversification and improve allied activities. It may be noted that the slowdown in agriculture growth could be attributed to structural factors on the supply side, such as public investment, credit, technology, land and water management, etc., rather than to globalization and trade reforms. In this situation, plant tissue culture offers remarkable opportunities in vitro propagations, plant quality improvement and production of plants with desirable agronomical quality and quantity. It‟s now possible to develop virus-free plant regeneration, herbicide resistance, salinity tolerance, disease resistance, incorporation of high protein content and genetically engineered plants for desirable traits.
Keywords: Plant, Tissue, Vegetable, water Management, quality.
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