How Tissue Culture is Bringing Sustainability to Agriculture

Overview

India, today, is one of the fastest developing nations in the world. One of the oldest and most significant sources of employment for the people of India is agriculture, compared to the other sectors. A report said that agriculture and its allies are the largest sources of livelihood, with almost 70% of rural households still depending primarily on agriculture. According to it, around 82% of the farmers are still in the small-scale category. 

The Challenges for farmers

With the growing demand due to the increasing population, finding quality seeds, manure, and fertilisers is a challenge. Coupled with the lack of awareness around advanced techniques and methods available at hand, soil erosion, etc., all make the life of a small farmer even more difficult. 

With numerous environmental adversities, one might wonder, is there a relevant solution to enhance the agricultural sector? Yes, there is. And that solution includes ‘Tissue Culture’, one of the most advanced agricultural biotechnology method. Let’s try and understand what the term means exactly.

What is Tissue Culture?

Tissue culture is the core of biotechnology which involves the in vitro aseptic cultivation of cells, tissues, organs, or whole plants under regulated nutritional and environmental conditions, primarily used to make plant clones. The clones that arise are true to their nature for the chosen genotype. The regulated circumstances create a favourable environment for the culture’s proliferation and development. These conditions include an adequate nutrition supply, a pH medium, an appropriate temperature, light conditions, and a suitable gaseous and liquid environment.

Now that we know what it means, we can see how it plays a part in agriculture and how it might be the key we were all looking for that transforms the agricultural sector. Let’s see how tissue culture could play a part in shaping a sustainable future for agriculture.



Tissue Culture’s Role in Agriculture Sustainability

Tissue culture has created a significant impact on agricultural as well as industrial applications by meeting the rising demand for plants needed in the world. Today, plant tissue culture is one of the most crucial tools in modern agriculture. Let’s briefly look into how its benefits show signs of a sustainable future for agriculture.

  • Tissue culture helps in the production of improved crops.
  • It facilitates the growth of disease-free plants.
  • It helps in producing varieties that are tolerant to salinity, drought, and heat stresses.
  • The micropropagation methods in tissue culture help the farmers remove the possibility of any kind of variations occurring within the same species, leading to plants that grow uniformly.
  • One of the most prominent advantages that will help in a sustainable future for agriculture is the genetic preservation that becomes possible with tissue culture. The second biggest is the ability to produce crops throughout the year.

Conclusion

Problems, such as fungal growth, low-quality produce, viral infections, and lack of good-quality resources, have been causing headaches to farmers for a long time. Plant tissue culture can be the modern agricultural solution to tackle crop-yield problems.  Especially, in developing countries like India, farmers can use this method to improve plant genetics, preserve rare species and increase the overall yield which will not only solve the impending rising demand but also help the nation’s growth journey. Invest in a tissue culture kit today. To learn how just contact us here.

About HUG Agro Biotech

H.U.Gugle Agro Biotech was founded in 2001 with a vision to offer technology and service for rewarding and quality farming. Our passion for innovative and scientific strategies for agriculture is making a notable impact in the world of farming today.

Our mission is to use science and technology to benefit farmers and agricultural enthusiasts by pioneering new tissue culture techniques.



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