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Micro propagation /Tissue Culture

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Micro propagation /Tissue Culture

Floriculture

Micro propagation /Tissue Culture

Department of National Botanic Gardens was the first institution to establish a Micro propagation laboratory in Sri Lanka. Research and routine plant tissue culture production on floricultural plants are undertaken at this laboratory. Following are the major activities of this laboratory.

Ex:-

  • Exacum spp.
  • Memoecylon ceylanicum
  • Cryptocoryne spp.
  • Acrotrema spp.
  • Impatience spp.
  • Didymocarpus humboldtianus
  • Osbekia spp.
  • Anoectochiles setaceus
  • Keudrickia walkeri

 

A monthly training program on tissue culture with theory and practical demonstration is conducted for a duration of 05 days for individuals interested in initiating a tissue culture facility of their own.
Demonstrations on tissue culture for school children.
Conduct undergraduate and postgraduate research projects

More floriculture

  • The Foliage Section

    Floriculture

    The Foliage Section
  • Agronomy

    Floriculture

    Agronomy
  • Post Harvest Handling of cut flowers and cut leaves

    Floriculture

    Post Harvest Handling of cut flowers and cut leaves
  • The Anthurium section

    Floriculture

    The Anthurium section
  • Suwahas Mal Program

    Floriculture

    Suwahas Mal Program
  • Pest and Disease Management

    Floriculture

    Pest and Disease Management
  • Plant Breeding

    Floriculture

    Plant Breeding
  • The orchid section

    Floriculture

    The orchid section