What are the advantages of micropropagation over the conventional method of growing plants?
It is a fast method of propagation, producing thousands of plantlets in a matter of months. Healthy plant material is ensured since soil and disease-causing organisms are excluded during the propagation cycle. The method is programmable to meet specific targets of time and quantity because it is independent of seasonal changes and the weather. Micropropagation saves an enormous amount of care usually required by cuttings and seedlings (watering, weeding, spraying etc.) Excess material produced can often be stored over long periods Species and cultivars can be stored in small spaces.
