Plant tissue culture or Micro-propagation is 1. Used to produce clones of a plant 2. Performed in the wild 3. Used to conserve rare or endangered plant species
It is performed under sterile conditions in a nutrient culture medium (laboratory conditions). So, statement 2 is NOT correct. Plant tissue culture relies on the fact that many plant cells have the ability to regenerate a whole plant. Plant tissue culture is used widely in the plant sciences, forestry, and in horticulture. Applications include: To quickly produce mature plants. The production of multiples of plants in the absence of seeds or necessary pollinators to produce seeds. The regeneration of whole plants from plant cells that have been genetically modified. The production of plants from seeds that otherwise have very low chances of germinating and growing, i.e.: orchids and Nepenthes. To clean particular plants of viral and other infections and to quickly multiply these plants as 'cleaned stock' for horticulture and agriculture. The commercial production of plants used as potting, landscape, and florist subjects, which uses meristem and shoot culture to produce large numbers of identical individuals. To conserve rare or endangered plant species.To cross-pollinate distantly related species.