What is tissue culture? What are its advantages?

Tissue culture is an artificial method of culturing plants. In this method, a small part of the plant is used to grow cells in a nutrient solution in the sterile condition of the laboratory. Tissue culture is a very fast technique.

Advantages of Tissue Culture

1. The new plantlets can be grown in a short period of time.
2. The new plantlets and plants are more likely to be free of viruses and diseases.
3. The process can be performed throughout the year.