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noun A tissue culture technique for plant propagation in which tissue is taken from a plant and grown in a laboratory to produce plantlets that are genetically identical to the parent.
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noun biology The propagation of plantclones from a microscopic piece of tissue from a single plant
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Recent attention has also been given to micropropagation of this species, but it appears that in vitro propagation is more difficult with P. cineraria than with many other Prosopis species.
An in vitro micropropagation technique was developed in Nepal for F. Iacor, permitting multiplication by a factor of 20-30 every 8-12 weeks over a period of at least two years (Amatya and Rajbhandary, 1991).
Recent attention has also been given to micropropagation of this species, but it appears that in vitro propagation is more difficult with P. cineraria than with many other Prosopis species.
One is micropropagation, in which branch tips less than an inch long are planted for weeks in baby food jars containing gel-like mixtures of vitamins, fertilizers and hormones and placed on shelves under artificial lights.
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