No assignee for this patent application has been made.News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Plant tissue culture typically involves growth of plants u nder sterile conditions in nutrient medium, usuallyin glass or plastic containe rs or similar. Tissue culture is widely used for clonal propagation of plants in bothresearch and commercial contexts. Notably, tissue culture can be used for relatively rapid and large-scalemultiplication of commercial plants.