Definition of micropropagation in English:
micropropagation
noun ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)prɒpəɡeɪʃnˌmīkrōˌpräpəˈɡāSH(ə)n
mass nounBotany The propagation of plants by growing plantlets in tissue culture and then planting them out.
Example sentencesExamples
- This manipulation was initially restricted to embryo culture and nodal micropropagation, but it has recently been extended to somatic embryogenesis.
- Considerable effort has been devoted to full automation of somatic embryo development and micropropagation.
- With this technique, known as micropropagation, forest-product companies can restock plantations with millions of genetically identical tree plantlets.
- A common problem encountered in micropropagation and plant transformation is that within a plant species, different varieties and cultivars vary widely in their capacity to regenerate.
- She starts with plantlets reared in petri dishes in the laboratory, a process called micropropagation, and then genetically tests them to verify that they will produce perfect flowers.
Definition of micropropagation in US English:
micropropagation
nounˌmīkrōˌpräpəˈɡāSH(ə)n
Botany The propagation of plants by growing plantlets in tissue culture and then planting them out.
Example sentencesExamples
- Considerable effort has been devoted to full automation of somatic embryo development and micropropagation.
- She starts with plantlets reared in petri dishes in the laboratory, a process called micropropagation, and then genetically tests them to verify that they will produce perfect flowers.
- This manipulation was initially restricted to embryo culture and nodal micropropagation, but it has recently been extended to somatic embryogenesis.
- With this technique, known as micropropagation, forest-product companies can restock plantations with millions of genetically identical tree plantlets.
- A common problem encountered in micropropagation and plant transformation is that within a plant species, different varieties and cultivars vary widely in their capacity to regenerate.