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Plant Cloning II Kit
Take student understanding of plant biotechnology further with a hands-on tissue culture experience using African violets. This advanced STEM and CTE lab allows students to clone plant tissue, develop shoot multiplication cultures, and grow plantlets using sterile lab techniques. Students gain real-world insight into horticulture, agriculture, and botany careers while building technical laboratory skills.
Clone African Violets Using Professional Tissue Culture Techniques
Students isolate sections of African violet leaf tissue, grow the cells on an artificial nutrient medium, and induce multiple shoots to develop directly from the leaf surface. This process mirrors modern horticultural propagation methods used in commercial plant production and research labs. Over approximately three months, students observe how controlled environments support consistent plant cloning.
Strengthen Sterile Lab Technique and Biotechnology Skills
Through guided instruction, students practice sterile technique to prevent contamination and ensure successful culture development. These hands-on lab procedures build precision, attention to detail, and scientific protocol skills that are essential in biotechnology and agricultural science careers. The experience introduces foundational concepts used in plant genetics, crop production, and laboratory-based research.
Connect to Agriculture, Botany, and Horticulture Career Pathways
This kit aligns with Agriculture and Environmental Systems and Biotechnology career clusters. Students begin thinking like professionals working in plant science, greenhouse production, and agricultural biotechnology. By connecting tissue culture to real-world food, floral, and ornamental plant industries, this lab supports career exploration and workforce readiness.
Classroom-Accessible with Guided Instruction
No hood or incubator is required, making implementation practical for most school labs. The kit includes an instruction manual and a flash drive presentation with images of plant material at various stages of development. Resulting plantlets may be transferred to soil, allowing students to see the full propagation cycle from tissue to growing plant. Perishable reply card items ship separately upon request and only within the continental U.S. Accommodates 24 students working in groups. Recommended for High School and up.
Standards: Aligns with NGSS.
CHOKING HAZARD (1). Not for under 3 yrs.
Benefits for STEM Learning
- Hands-on African violet tissue culture experience
- Promotes long-term scientific observation over a three-month experiment
- Builds sterile technique and laboratory precision skills
- Reinforces biotechnology and plant science concepts
- Supports Agriculture and Environmental Systems career pathways
- Includes instructional manual and presentation materials
Advance your biotechnology instruction and give students authentic horticultural lab experience. Add the Plant Cloning II Kit to your STEM or CTE program and grow the next generation of plant science professionals.