Agar
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Natural polysaccharide extracted from seaweed, used to solidify plant tissue culture media.
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Provides a stable, firm surface for explants, supporting consistent and reliable growth.
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Compared to Gelrite, Agar is more traditional and slightly less transparent, but widely available and cost-effective.
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Works with all common basal media including MS salts.
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Ideal for most micropropagation applications, supporting both shoot and root induction.
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Easy to handle and widely accepted in tissue culture labs worldwide.
