Cloning in Plants

1) Meristematic cells are removed from a plant and grown in a tissue culture 2) Cells are grown in a culture medium that contains agar - which provides support support and water for the growing cells - along with nutrients and plant hormones to stimulate growth and cell division. - Plant cloning produces plants quickly and economically - Its prevents plants from being endangered - Clones will be genetically identical to the original plant. Its useful to provide desirable characteristics like disease resistance Also Cloning in Plants also occurs naturally - e.g. in runners in strawberries (farmers take away cuttings)