plantkweek
Plantkweek is the process of producing new plants from existing plant material, encompassing sexual propagation through seeds and asexual, or vegetative, propagation. It is fundamental to horticulture, agriculture, forestry, and conservation.
Sexual propagation relies on seeds produced by flowering plants, allowing genetic variation and adaptation; it is
Vegetative methods are valued for rapid multiplication, uniformity of traits, and the ability to propagate plants
In practice, plantkweek occurs in greenhouses, nurseries, botanical gardens, and laboratories. It supports crop production, ornamental
Advances in plantkweek include tissue culture, somatic embryogenesis, and cryopreservation, expanding options for germplasm conservation and