From: Barbara Lamar (blamar@satx.rr.com)
Date: Sat Dec 07 2002 - 15:02:43 MST
Robert Bradbury wrote:
> The problem is that one has to be careful of the selection effect here.
> As far as I know when one "clones" plants one takes a cutting that may
> consist of trillions (or more) cells.
[...]
> I would be very interested in the success rate of cloning plants
> from single cells as it might contribute significantly to the debate
> Joao and I have been having.
Robert, as I have time to search more thoroughly, I'll see what I can find
on the Internet with respect to cloning
from single cells. Meanwhile, you might want to look at botanical tissue
culture techniques in general.
For example,
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/tisscult/microprop/woodypl.html
.
The success of various tissue culture
techniques varies from species to species. In most cases, you're still using
more than a single cell.
Barbara Lamar
Barbara Lamar
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