Entire Plant Underneath Agar While in Tissue Culture

Entire Plant Underneath Agar While in Tissue Culture#420460

By JoeMama -  Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:46 am
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- Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:46 am #420460

Hello! I have a question about plants entirely submerged in agar while in tissue culture. To start, I received a venus fly trap tissue culture through the mail and it went from sitting on top of the agar to completely underneath during shipping.

Will this have any impact on the growth of the venus fly traps?

Thanks,
Joe.

Re: Entire Plant Underneath Agar While in Tissue Culture#420463

By davinstewart -  Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:21 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:21 pm #420463

probably not.

can't you just jiggle it around until it's back on top?

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Re: Entire Plant Underneath Agar While in Tissue Culture#420465

By Camden -  Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:58 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:58 pm #420465

DONOT OPEN IT WHATEVER YOU DO. Bacteria loves agar; could kill/takeover in hot second.

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Re: Entire Plant Underneath Agar While in Tissue Culture#420472

By JoeMama -  Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:16 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:16 pm #420472

davinstewart wrote:probably not.

can't you just jiggle it around until it's back on top?

I initially did that to get the plant upright in the agar, but not on top of it.

Re: Entire Plant Underneath Agar While in Tissue Culture#420473

By JoeMama -  Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:17 pm
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- Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:17 pm #420473

Camden M wrote:DONOT OPEN IT WHATEVER YOU DO. Bacteria loves agar; could kill/takeover in hot second.

I would never!

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