Technical TC Grade Agar

Technical Grade Agar is a versatile gelling agent ideal for various industrial applications. It can also be used by beginners and hobbyists as a cost-effective gelling agent option in their plant tissue culture applications. 

The Benefits of Technical Grade Agar

• Easy to use
• Strong Gelling Properties: Forms gels for diverse purposes.
• Economical Choice: Cost-effective solution compared to supreme tissue culture grade agar.
• Acts as a solid support for the growth and development of explants
• Allows the absorption of nutrients by the plant cells

How To Use Agar

Follow the given steps to prepare the tissue culture media using Technical TC Agar:

1. Take a beaker and add 800 ml of distilled water to it.
2. To the water add PCT’s MS Media or (alternative medium) 4.54 grams, 30 grams of sugar, and PPM™ (generally 1-2 ml/L)
3. Make up the volume of the media to 1000ml.
4. Adjust the pH of the media between 5.4-5.8
5. Add 6-8 grams of PCT’s Technical Tissue Culture Grade Agar to the media and keep stirring.
6. Autoclave the medium for 20 minutes at 15 psi and 121℃.

Your media is ready!