Environmental control and automation in micropropagation

Abstract

Reasons for the high production cost of micropropagated plantlets are discussed. CO2 concentrations in the culture vessel and photosynthetic characteristics of plantlets in vitro (in tissue culture vessels) are described. The effect of CO2 enrichment under high photosynthetic photon flux conditions on the growth of plantlets in vitro (in tissue culture vessels) is shown. Four prototype robotic/automated micropropagation systems recently developed in Japan are introduced. Both may contribute to a reduction in cost of micropropagated plants in the future.