<Li> The production of plants in sterile containers that allows them to be moved with greatly reduced chances of transmitting diseases, pests, and pathogens . </Li> <Li> The production of plants from seeds that otherwise have very low chances of germinating and growing, i.e.: orchids and Nepenthes . </Li> <Li> To clear particular plants of viral and other infections and to quickly multiply these plants as' cleaned stock' for horticulture and agriculture . </Li> <P> Plant tissue culture relies on the fact that many plant cells have the ability to regenerate a whole plant (totipotency). Single cells, plant cells without cell walls (protoplasts), pieces of leaves, stems or roots can often be used to generate a new plant on culture media given the required nutrients and plant hormones . </P>

One advantage of using tissue culture and not using cuttings to produce plants