The Plant Breeding and Genetic Section of the joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture has just released "Low cost options for tissue culture technology in developing countries" on the web. This 106-page publication was prepared on the basis of contributions made at a meeting on "Low cost tissue culture technology for developing countries", held on 26-30 August 2002 in Vienna, Austria. It describes options for reducing costs in the establishment and operation of plant tissue culture facilities and focuses primarily on plant micropropagation. It includes the basics of tissue culture technology, bioreactors, low-cost options in the design of laboratories, use of media and containers, energy and labour saving, integration and adoption of low cost options, increasing plant survival after propagation, and outreach of material to growers and farmers in developing countries. See http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/te_1384_web.pdf (1061 KB) or contact IAEA for more information or to request a hard copy.

12/05/2004