Tissue Culture Research Program:

Plant propagation methods and measures are considered as one of the most important technologies that contribute to the promotion of agricultural production.  Modern propagation methods are simple to apply, highly productive, time saving and cost-effective.  Tissue culture is one of such recently developed methods that can be utilized for propagation in a number of crops such as banana, date palms and potatoes, among others. It also one of the methods that can be used to produce disease-free plants, especially virus-free ones.  Further, tissue culture forms a step towards biotechnology and genetic engineering that can be employed to produce plant varieties with specific required traits.  This Program has objectives of improving the productivity of cassava, producing potato seeds, improving wheat production and producing disease-free seedlings of mangoes and citrus fruits.

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