Systems used to regenerate plantlets by
micropropagation
•I.) Axillary shoot formation
–Meristem tip culture
•Results in plantlets free from viruses, fungi and bacteria
(esp. when coupled with heat treatment)
•Important for many herbaceous crops (carnations, mums,
orchids, geraniums, banana, potato, sweetpotato)
•With woody plants, meristems are often grafted
–Axillary shoot culture
•Reliably reproduces the genotype of the parent plant
(expands existing buds)