Advantages of Tissue Culture

 

Advantages of Tissue Culture

Following are the various advantages of tissue culture technique:

1. The plantlets are obtained in a very short time with a small amount of plant tissue.

2. The new plants produced are disease-free.

3. The plants can be grown throughout the year, irrespective of the season.

4. A large space is not required to grow plants by tissue culture technique.

5. The production of new varieties in the market place speeds up.

6. This technique is being used for the production of ornamental plants such as dahlia, chrysanthemum, orchids, etc.