Contract Propagation
Why use Micropropagation? Micropropagation can be a valuable propagation tool for the following: 1) Bulking up a new variety to bring to the market place - quicker than conventional propagation - to provide a bigger number for launch date 2) To give uniformity of crop 3) To improve a crop, by selection of elite individual mother plants - resistance to a pest/disease - improved form - improved growth rate for crop scheduling 4) To provide clean stock – either on a whole crop basis or as mother stock for conventional prop. We have suitable contacts for specialist clean-up techniques. Experience - Plant Range We are specialists in producing woody plants, our routine crops being roses, clematis & broadleaf trees. Over the years we have micropropagated a much wider range of plants:- Roses Clematis Broadleaf Trees – including fruit rootstocks Rhododendron & ericaceous A number of Herbaceous plants – geraniums, crocosmia, chrysanthemum Strawberry, tomato, cucumber Many others What is Micropropagation? Micropropagation (plant tissue culture) involves the following basic steps a) Establishment of sterile (non-contaminated) cultures of a plant b) Multiplication of cultures to required number c) Cutting of shoots from multiplication cultures, for weaning d) Re-growth of multiplication cultures to provide further shoots in eg 3-6 weeks e) Weaning (with losses) and growing and hardening-off f) Grading and despatch Contract Propagation Service This can be tailored to suit your requirements. We like to discuss with you the various aspects of any such project, such as: - Possible critical dates for the growing-on of plants supplied - Number of plants you would like – minimum, maximum and over a number of seasons - Your anticipated market for plant & numbers – sizes, pricing - Current propagation methods of plant - Exclusivity – can be total, or for a specific time or a first option on the first production. Conclusion Micropropagation is not necessarily a quick-fix solution. It generally takes 12-18 months, maybe more for a slower species, but can be of major benefit to your business. Confidentiality of a project can of course be protected.

Contract Propagation

Why use Micropropagation?

Micropropagation can be a valuable propagation tool for the following:

1) Bulking up a new variety to bring to the market place

- quicker than conventional propagation

- to provide a bigger number for launch date

2) To give uniformity of crop

3) To improve a crop, by selection of elite individual mother plants

- resistance to a pest/disease

- improved form

- improved growth rate for crop scheduling

4) To provide clean stock – either on a whole crop basis or as mother stock for

conventional prop. We have suitable contacts for specialist clean-up techniques.

Experience - Plant Range

We are specialists in producing woody plants, our routine crops being roses, clematis & broadleaf trees. Over the years we have micropropagated a much wider range of plants:-

Roses

Clematis

Broadleaf Trees – including fruit rootstocks

Rhododendron & ericaceous

A number of Herbaceous plants – geraniums, crocosmia, chrysanthemum

Strawberry, tomato, cucumber

Many others

What is Micropropagation?

Micropropagation (plant tissue culture) involves the following basic steps

a) Establishment of sterile (non-contaminated) cultures of a plant

b) Multiplication of cultures to required number

c) Cutting of shoots from multiplication cultures, for weaning

d) Re-growth of multiplication cultures to provide further shoots in eg 3-6 weeks

e) Weaning (with losses) and growing and hardening-off

f) Grading and despatch

Contract Propagation Service

This can be tailored to suit your requirements. We like to discuss with you the various aspects of any such project, such as:

- Possible critical dates for the growing-on of plants supplied

- Number of plants you would like – minimum, maximum and over a number of seasons

- Your anticipated market for plant & numbers – sizes, pricing

- Current propagation methods of plant

- Exclusivity – can be total, or for a specific time or a first option on the first production.

Conclusion

Micropropagation is not necessarily a quick-fix solution. It generally takes 12-18 months, maybe more for a slower species, but can be of major benefit to your business. Confidentiality of a project can of course be protected.