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hey farmers, been wondering this for a lil while now, not that i have the space/equipment to do it, would it be possible to tissue culture dryed material or does it have to be living part of the plant?
it does have to be viable tissue, IE alive.
hey farmers, been wondering this for a lil while now, not that i have the space/equipment to do it, would it be possible to tissue culture dryed material or does it have to be living part of the plant?
Plant tissue culture is a cloning technique from living plant cells. For most plants -- Cannabis included, specific cells called "meristem" are needed. These typically occur at growth tips of the plant or in callous material at stem joints. From a practical standpoint, the easiest and most productive location to obtain meristem cells is from tips of actively growing roots or rhizomes. For more information see this article on Wikipedia: Meristematic.
Now for the more general scenario you have raised of cloning from dried material, genetic synthesis would be required. We (humans) do not have techniques for this and probably will not for decades or centuries. It is far more advanced than genetic modification techniques (GMO) currently used to produce hybrid organisms.
You know what I would like? Remember the thing on Star Trek that people got their food and stuff out of? Damn if I can remember what it was called... The Simulator? Anyway, I'd never grow again if I had my own Simulator. As long as it's not operated by the HAL OS, of course.
Done tissue culture for 20+ years; the material needs to be alive. It can also be frozen (usually preserved with DMSO to prevent ice crystals from forming), but making live stuff from dried, dead tissue is a huge leap beyond anything we have today.
ya i guess it was just a stoner thought. have you ever tissue cultured cannabis?
good shit bro...couldnt have said it better myselfPlant tissue culture is a cloning technique from living plant cells. For most plants -- Cannabis included, specific cells called "meristem" are needed. These typically occur at growth tips of the plant or in callous material at stem joints. From a practical standpoint, the easiest and most productive location to obtain meristem cells is from tips of actively growing roots or rhizomes. For more information see this article on Wikipedia: Meristematic.
Now for the more general scenario you have raised of cloning from dried material, genetic synthesis would be required. We (humans) do not have techniques for this and probably will not for decades or centuries. It is far more advanced than genetic modification techniques (GMO) currently used to produce hybrid organisms.