Introduction

Micropropagation is the true-to-type
propagation of a selected genotype
using in vitro culture techniques.
Most often micropropagation is also
associated with mass production at
a competitive price. The following
figure gives a schematic overview
of the different steps in the process.
in vivo stage 0: preparation
of the mother plant
in vitro stage 1: aseptic initiation
stage 2: multiplication
stage 3a: elongation
stage 3b: root induction and
pre-acclimatization
in vivo stage 4: acclimatization