Any time growers bring in new seeds, transplants, or clones they run the risk of introducing a new fungus, pest, virus or undesired genetics into their gardens. Even with the most dedicated integrated pest management (IPM) program, pests and diseases can be transmitted unknowingly using traditional propagation methods.

Tissue culture cloning has a built-in process that eliminates pests, fungus, and mold while preparing the plant tissue for cloning. A grower can be certain the generation to come will have a clean start. Considering some of the most devastating pests in the industry can hide behind the width of a human hair and are smaller than dust mites, you want to be certain you are not propagating them around the site, or worse, trading them. With traditional cuttings, mother plants are used, but with tissue culture all cuttings are grown in a sterile environment, ensuring a clean start every time!