I have several questions on tissue culture plants.
1) Why every instruction says that you must remove the agar before planting. I know it’s good for plants you want the quantity, so you can split up and spread the platelets out. What if I don’t want the quantity, just want one big clump. Can I just plant it with the agar intact? The agar offers no resistance to the roots to spread out plus the benefit of reserved nutrients. So by not removing the agar, isn’t there less shock to the plant thereby enhancing its acclimation.
2) Is it easier or more difficult to transition tissue culture plants than potted plants.
3) Why are some plants, such as AR mini and Crypto flamingo that I’m interested in, only come in tissue culture.
1) Why every instruction says that you must remove the agar before planting. I know it’s good for plants you want the quantity, so you can split up and spread the platelets out. What if I don’t want the quantity, just want one big clump. Can I just plant it with the agar intact? The agar offers no resistance to the roots to spread out plus the benefit of reserved nutrients. So by not removing the agar, isn’t there less shock to the plant thereby enhancing its acclimation.
2) Is it easier or more difficult to transition tissue culture plants than potted plants.
3) Why are some plants, such as AR mini and Crypto flamingo that I’m interested in, only come in tissue culture.