Clonal Propagation -

In vitro clonal Propagation is a type of micropropagation. The cultured plants raised from tissue culture are derived a sexually and also multiply within the culture vessel by asexual means. Asexual reproduction gives rise to plants which are genetically identical to the parent plant. The variability that can arise from sexual reproduction and seed formation in a crop plant is omitted.

More specifically, a single plant with desirable characters can be selected from a breeding program and propagated so that further trials and selections can be carried out as quickly as possible. Plants with long seed dormancy can be raised faster by in vitro clonal propagation than in vivo seed propagation. The undesirable juvenile phase associated with seed­ raised plants in some variety does not appear in the vegetatively propagated plants from adult material. For orchids, in vitro clonal propagation is the only commercially viable method of micropropagation. Clonal multiplication of the cultivar is very important in horticulture and silviculture.