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Understand the meaning, principle, history, and importance of plant tissue culture as the foundation of micropropagation.

Laboratory Setup and Media Preparation.

Techniques — Meristem Callus Somatic Embryogenesis.

BSc Agriculture notes on the five micropropagation stages: mother plant selection, culture initiation, multiplication, rooting, hardening, protocol checks, and common problems.

Hardening and Acclimatization.

Applications — Virus-Free Plants and Clonal Propagation.

Somaclonal Variation and Genetic Fidelity.

Learn how micropropagation becomes a commercial enterprise through laboratory scale-up, quality control, marketing, and economic planning.