In Vitro Guide: Tissue Culture Protocols for Houseplants & Ornamentals: 50 Tissue Culture Protocols for Houseplants & Ornamentals (In Vitro Guide for Ornamentals & Houseplants) by KEVIN THOMSONE

The ultimate hands-on guide to propagating your favorite houseplants—cleaner, faster, and smarter. Whether you're a rare plant collector, a home propagation enthusiast, or a boutique grower ready to scale up, 50 Tissue Culture Protocols for Houseplants is your go-to manual for cloning today’s most sought-after indoor species using professional in vitro techniques. This second volume in the In Vitro Plant Lab Series delivers clear, step-by-step protocols for 50 ornamental houseplants—including iconic Philodendrons, Monsteras, Hoyas, Calatheas, Anthuriums, Alocasias, and more. From sterilization and hormone recipes to rooting and acclimatization, this guide demystifies tissue culture for beginners and professionals alike—empowering you to produce pest-free, disease-free plants at home or in a compact lab. Inside you’ll learn how to: ✔ Prepare and sterilize explants from nodes, petioles, rhizomes, and shoot tips ✔ Mix Murashige & Skoog (MS) media and customize with precise PGRs (like BAP, NAA, GA₃) ✔ Multiply shoots with species-specific cytokinin/auxin balances ✔ Root and acclimate plantlets for pots, sales, or display ✔ Prevent contamination, callus overgrowth, leaf drop, and other common in vitro issues ✔ Set up a simple propagation station using a still air box or laminar flow hood ✔ Scale your system for micropropagation, retail supply, or rare plant conservation Read more