Is tissue culture the future of growing cannabis? - Cannabis News

Cannabis cultivators need a clean, reproducible growing process that can cater to high demand and create consistent product. Enter large-scale, plant tissue culture propagation.

Using practices adopted from orchid farming, plant cells are taken from a mother plant and grown using a specific regimen of nutrients, hormones, and light under sterile conditions on a nutrient culture medium.

The tissue culture process involves test tubes, sterile labs, and technicians wearing clean suits, so it’s a far cry from the country farm atmosphere. 

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Christine Giraud ~ Leafly.com ~