micropropagation

[ mahy-kroh-prop-uh-gey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.

micropropagation

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. botany the production of a large number of individual plants from a small piece of plant tissue cultured in a nutrient medium

Example Sentences

The two small cottages housing the Seed Conservation Laboratory and the Micropropagation Laboratory are making significant contributions toward Hawaii plant conservation.

From Washington Times

The Micropropagation Laboratory grows plant tissue cultures under controlled conditions.

From Washington Times

Micropropagation can be used to save extremely rare species such as the haha, a shrub in the bellflower family endemic to parts of Oahu and Molokai.

From Washington Times

Scientists using in vitro tissue culture and clonal micropropagation — a technique that involves placing plant tissue in a flask with sugar and nutrients under artificial lighting — were able to regenerate plants from small tissue samples, which led to pot-grown plants that flowered, fruited and, ultimately, set seeds.

From Washington Post

He stuck his thumbs in his belt loops and said, “I’ve been a professional horticulturist for approximately twelve years. I’ve owned a plant nursery of my own. . . . I have extensive experience with orchids, and the asexual micropropagation of orchids under aseptic cultures.”

From The New Yorker