PhytoTech Labs

Want to discover what's new in and network with industry leaders? Plant Health 2024​ is the place to be! Join us July 28–30 in the Calibre Scientific Booth #122. https://hubs.ly/Q02HYmkj0

Exhibit Hours in the Plant Health Hub:
Sunday, July 28: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Monday, July 29: 10:00am - 12:15pm
Monday, July 29: 3:15pm - 5:45pm
Tuesday, July 30: 11:30am - 12:45pm
Tuesday, July 30: 3:30pm - 5:30pm

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Stop by the PhytoTech Labs booth at the World Congress on In Vitro Biology!

EXHIBITION HOURS
Saturday, June 8th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday, June 9th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, June 10th, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday, June 11th, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

We hope to see you in St. Louis!

Join us at the 2024 SIVB World Congress in St. Louis, MO, exhibiting June 8-12. Stop by our booth for information on our newest line of products, learn how we can help you and your lab with savings and product needs, plus SAVE 25% just for visiting!

Just in time for Mother's Day, one of our rose cultures at PhytoTech Labs has bloomed! 🌹

To all the incredible mothers out there, we celebrate you and wish you a day filled with love, joy, and appreciation. Happy Mother's Day from all of us at Calibre Scientific and PhytoTech Labs!

🌟 Thrilled to share that our brand's presence is also on the Calibre Scientific online marketplace, connecting with customers globally and expanding our distribution network.

Contact us to learn more about our global solutions: https://hubs.ly/Q02qsmQc0

New Product Announcement! 💡

🌱 Introducing Trehalose-6-Phosphate (T6P)!

T6P is a key regulator of carbohydrate metabolism, stress, and flowering.

Learn more about T6P and how it could enhance your tissue growth https://hubs.ly/Q02m_QKN0

You can also contact us for a free quote with a discount: https://hubs.ly/Q02m_STp0

🌱 Join expert Dr. Mark Bridgen in an exclusive Plant Propagation Workshop Series! 🌿

Presenter: Dr. Mark Bridgen, Professor of Horticulture at Cornell University with over 30 years of experience in teaching plant propagation and micropropagation.

📅 Dates/Times: Wednesdays, Feb 28 - May 8, 2024 (no class on Mar 20 & Apr 17)
⏰ Time: 2 - 4pm (EST)
📚 3 online-based (Zoom) modules, 3 two-hour sessions within each module
💼 Fee: $150 per person/per module. All 3 modules: $400. Save $50!
🔗 Register: https://hubs.ly/Q02kmP6S0

For more details about each module, view the PDF brochure here: https://hubs.ly/Q02kmNKs0
🌱 Module #1 – Sexual Plant Propagation
🗓️ Feb 28, Mar 6, and Mar 13
📝 Learn about seed propagation, dormancy, and more!

🌱 Module #2 – Vegetative/Asexual Plant Propagation
🗓️ Mar 27, Apr 3, and Apr 10
📝 Master cutting propagation, grafting, and specialized propagation methods!

🌱 Module #3 – Plant Micropropagation
🗓️ Apr 24, May 1, and May 8
📝 Delve into the world of plant tissue culture and micropropagation techniques!

🖥️ Participants must have Zoom access. Lectures will be recorded for later viewing.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a seasoned expert in plant propagation! Sign up now and take your skills to the next level.

👨‍🏫 About Dr. Mark Bridgen:
🌟 Areas of Expertise: Plant breeding, ornamental horticulture, plant propagation, herbaceous ornamental plants, plant tissue culture, and micropropagation
📚 Coauthor of "Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropagation," a book that is considered a staple for anyone involved in tissue culture, novice or experienced
🎓 Teaches Plant Propagation and special topics in plant micropropagation at Cornell University

🏆 Awards:
Distinguished Achievement Award for Ornamental Plant Breeding (ASHS)
Alex Laurie Award
Two-time international Fulbright Scholar
Herbert Medal (International Bulb Society)
New York Farmer's Medal
Academic Excellence Award (Perennial Plant Association)
Fellow of the International Plant Propagators’ Society
Excellence in Teaching Award (University of CT)
Booker/Wrobleski Faculty Advisor Award (University of Connecticut)

📝 Publications:
Over 200 refereed publications, book chapters, and proceeding publications
Over 200 non-refereed and trade magazine articles

Potato tuber formation in tissue culture generally occurs around 4-6 months based on our experience. The use of tissue culture has been proposed and demonstrated as a clean mass production system by many publications (Akita and Takayama 1994; McCown and Joyce 1991). This particular culture is a Red potato variety after 6 months on just an MS-based medium with only 3% sucrose and 0.8% agar.

We love SteriCons in our lab, which is what this culture is growing in (C2118: https://hubs.ly/Q02fbQX90). SteriCons are packed by our team and sterilized by γ-irradiation. Our MS formulations can be reviewed here: https://hubs.ly/Q02fbMcm0.

Happy culturing!

-=Akita and Takayama (1994) Stimulation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuberization by semicontinuous liquid medium surface level control. Plant Cell Rep 13: 184–187=-

-=McCown and Joyce (1991) Automated propagation of microtubers of potato. In: Vasil IK (ed) Scale-Up and Automation in Plant Propagation. Academic Press, San Diego, pp 95–110=-

🎄Holiday Shipping Update! 🚚

As the festive season approaches, we want to inform you about our holiday shipping schedule. To ensure your packages reach you in time for the celebrations, please take note of the following dates:

📅 Last day for shipping: December 20, 2023
🌟 Regular operations will resume: January 2, 2024

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or special requests: [email protected]

Wishing you a joyful and stress-free holiday season!

We're at ASPB in Savannah, Georgia! Stop by our booth for product information, ways we can help your lab with cost savings, and our promo code that can save you 25% off your next order. You can even learn what our site manager's favorite TV show is!

We look forward to seeing you!

We're delighted to partner with Labretoria as our newest distributor, representing several African markets!

Exciting news! Labretoria, your trusted source for plant tissue culture materials, carries a comprehensive selection of top PhytoTech Labs products. Discover the synergy of quality and convenience by browsing the Phytotech Labs collection at labretoria.com, which includes everything from plant growth regulators to culture media components and enzymes.

Learn about cannabis micropropagation in a professional, lab-based environment! This is the second 3-day, hands on workshop hosted by the esteemed Dr. Max Jones. It will take place July 14th - July 16th at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

We are proud sponsors of Dr. Max Jones' Cannabis Micropropagation Workshop! In this workshop, you will receive a theoretical overview of concepts and applications in cannabis micropropagation, as well as hands on training starting from media preparation, culture initiation, multiplication, rooting, and acclimatization. Registrations are limited, so act fast to take advantage of this opportunity to gain valuable experience that you can apply advantageously to your business or career. Register here!
https://hubs.ly/Q01P79Jh0

SteriCons are sterilized culture vessels that can be used right out of the box, without needing to autoclave and clean thousands of vessels. We pack each SteriCon case with 250 lids and bases, each stacked in quantities of 25 in sealed sleeves, so they can be introduced to your hood without overtaking your workspace.

Now, until the end of April, take 10% off all SteriCons using coupon code STERICONS10 at checkout! Three sizes, short, medium, and tall, are available to accommodate your plants:
https://hubs.ly/Q01JR0gQ0

Orchid Tissue Culture is now over 100 years old! Lewis Knudson was the first one to asymbiotically germinate orchid seed in 1922. As orchid tissue culture has evolved over time, there have been changes in the types of media that are best for various species. That is where our newly updated Orchid Media Selection Guide comes in!

Our Orchid Media Selection Guide consists of:
🌺 Terrestrial Orchid Media Selection Guide: Seed Sowing, Multiplication, Replate
🌺 Epiphytic Orchid Media Selection Guide: Seed Sowing, Multiplication, Clonal Propagation, Replate
🌺 PhytoTech Labs Orchid Media Family Relations: A guide to our media with the addition or change to make to create a different medium.
🌺 Orchid Seed Germination Info and Guide
🌺 Orchid Stem Propagation Methods
🌺 Protocorm Micropropagation Methods
🌺 Orchid Media Preparation Instructions

This is an absolutely FREE resource available here on our website (opens as a PDF): https://hubs.ly/Q01D7Yy_0
and also available on our Technical Info page here: https://hubs.ly/Q01D7Tny0

Here is a Phalaenopsis culture is growing on P668 Orchid Maintenance Medium in our 16 oz/473 mL C2118 SteriCon vessel.

The PhytoTech product quality that has been proven for decades extends to our suite of antibiotics, all fully tested in-house to ensure that you are using reliable products for your applications.

Now, save 25% on all antibiotics through the end of February! Stock your lab with Cefotaxime, Carbenicillin, Kanamycin, Hygromycin B, Vancomycin HCl, and many more, including our manufactured sterile stock solutions, allowing you to easily add antibiotics to your media. Use coupon code ANTIBIOTICS25 when checking out out online!
https://hubs.ly/Q01BJlDW0

PSK-alpha is a heat-stable tyrosine-sulfated pentapeptide. It was one of the first compounds isolated from conditioned (nurse-type culture) media, which stimulate cell division.

You can find more information about this plant growth regulator on our website, including our product info sheet, as well as package size options and pricing: https://hubs.ly/Q01zm9KT0

Plant growth regulators are an important extension of your media, dictating and regulating the development of your plants in culture. Our dedication to quality ensures that every powder meets specifications and is fully tested in-house, and that every stock solution we manufacture is completely sterile before it ships. Your media needs reliable components and we expect nothing less from ours.

We stock plant growth regulators for all stages of tissue culture, including:

🌿 Cytokinins (e.g., BAP, Kinetin, 2iP, Zeatin, Thidiazuron)
🌿 Auxins (e.g., IBA, IAA, NAA, Dicamba)
🌿 Gibberellins (e.g., Gibberellic Acid, Gibberellins A4+A7)
🌿 Others (e.g., ABA, AMP, (+/-)-GR24, 24-Epibrassinolide)

We have decades of experience manufacturing completely sterile antibiotic and plant growth regulator stock solutions. Utilizing stock solutions makes your lab work more efficient by reducing the time spent weighing components and the possibility of weighing errors. We make solutions for many of the cytokinins, auxins, and gibberellins that are available in our product line, ready to be dispensed in your media!

For our complete listing of available plant growth regulators, visit https://hubs.ly/Q01yvKHQ0

Your cannabis plants are cultivated from your passionate and dedicated effort. A lot of care goes into each plant to ensure it is healthy and thrives. We understand this, which is why we spent almost 3 years of research and development on the optimal solution for cannabis tissue culture.

After its initial launch just over a year ago, we've been extremely pleased from the response we have received from customers using PhytoAx. Many have made the switch to PhytoAx outright over existing multiplication protocols in a full production environment, while others are undergoing trials and testing, reporting positive results from the various strains in culture. Just like your cannabis plants, in our endless care and support of the plant tissue culture industry, PhytoAx is one of many PhytoTech products that was produced from experience, passion, and dedication.

To thank you for your support (and to celebrate the New Year!), PhytoAx is 25% off through the end of the month! Just use coupon code PHYTOAXNEWYEAR at checkout when you add any package size to your cart. For more info about PhytoAx, our PhytoAx protocol, and to order PhytoAx, please visit: https://hubs.ly/Q01xTZ1r0

Thank you! We look forward to this year's exhibit in Norfolk, Virginia 😊

Check out how to register for SIVB at https://sivb.org/meetings/home1/registration.html

Order tissue culture media, components, culture vessels, forceps, and all other supplies at https://phytotechlab.com

PhytoTech Labs is a global leader in the manufacture in distribution of high-quality nutrient media and biochemicals for the plant science industry. Check their website to learn more: https://phy

Prepare your hood with PhytoTech Labs Instruments!

Instruments are vital. Not only to how you handle tissue during subculture, but also your comfort under the hood. There isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. Each lab's, and technician's, needs are different.

At PhytoTech, we believe in providing the broadest array of forceps, scalpel handles and blades, and other instruments to give the tissue culturist choices. Long, short, weighted, fine tip, etc., we offer over 30 different types of instruments. Check them out here on our website: https://hubs.ly/Q01wjpyr0 and choose the best ones for the job!

We're here at MJBizCon! It's been a great day talking tissue culture with everyone and we're excited for the rest of the week. If you're here, stop by booth 748! Booth hours are 10-6 pm tomorrow and 10-3 pm on Friday. We have giveaways, T-shirts, literature and we'd love to see you!

Today is the last day for 'Stock'tober! Save 10-60% on hundreds of skus right now! Visit our Sales section on our website for a full listing of all products on sale:
https://hubs.ly/Q01r2RqK0

Is there such a thing as "too many" when it comes to launching a sale? We don't think so! Head over to https://hubs.ly/Q01pfLTt0 to browse over 240 products on sale, up to 60% off. Plant and micro media, plant growth regulator powders and solutions, carbohydrates, antibiotics, tools, nutrients, accessories, and too many other categories to list here are all included!

To save your lab some cash, add any marked down package size to your cart and checkout on our website, or reach out to us and we'll provide you with a quote that includes the discount! Additional bulk discounts can also be worked out for certain products. All you need to do is drop us an inquiry and find out what we can do for you: https://hubs.ly/Q01pfVjT0 or https://hubs.ly/Q01pfK2t0.

October is your month to save with PhytoTech Labs and we're here to help your tissue culture production thrive!

We're excited to exhibit at SIVB (Society for In Vitro Biology) starting this Saturday, June 4th, through June 7th at the Town and Country Exhibit Hall in San Diego! As long-time exhibitors and supporters of SIVB, we are pleased to continue our yearly exhibition and can't wait to meet with those of you attending!

If you'll be there, stop by our booth! We'll have some giveaways and a way to save on supplies, media, and anything else you need for your lab. If you're not registered yet and are interested in going, you can register here: https://hubs.ly/Q01cLVrp0

See you there!!

Flowering is a rare event in tissue culture during multiplication (Stage 2). Probably 1 in 500 plantlets. Shown here is Dianthus Arctic fire. Our QC group works hard to put every lot of media and components in test on various species, ensuring that each lot is viable and meets our quality standards. So it is a treat when we see a plantlet with vibrant flowers like this!

This particular culture was grown on our MS Basal Medium with Gamborg Vitamins (M404: https://hubs.ly/Q01c25-N0), supplemented with NAA and Kinetin.

Happy Tuesday! We hope everyone is having a great week and that your cultures are happy and thriving.

Need more media for your lab, or looking to stock up? Through May 13th, save 25% on all plant tissue culture media when ordering online! Just use coupon code PHYTOMEDIA at checkout when you add any media to your cart:
https://hubs.ly/Q019q1rw0

Have you tried PhytoAx™ (P4001) for your tissue culture? Now is your chance to try it for free when submitting the form below after placing an order on our website (one per customer)! PhytoAx can promote axillary shoots in your cannabis cultures, as well as other species, enhancing your plant's growth, multiplication, and longevity.

When you place an order at https://hubs.ly/Q016Jkfz0, just fill out the form here to receive your free 2 mL vial of PhytoAx (enough for 2-4 liters of media): https://hubs.ly/Q016JjT70. Your PhytoAx will arrive with your order and you can begin trialing it for your applications and seeing the difference it makes for yourself!

NEW from PhytoTech Labs! Enzymes for your plant protoplast research and production:

• Cellulase RS
• Cellulase R-10
• Macerozyme R-10
• Pectolyase Y-23

For more info, package sizes, and pricing, view our enzyme category here on our website! https://hubs.ly/Q010mXFr0

Cellulases were first used to form plant-cell protoplasts 60 years ago (Cocking 1960). One of the earliest applications was somatic hybridization through protoplast fusion, used to create novel plant varieties (Evans 1983). Cellulases have also been used to form protoplasts for genome editing through CRISPR (Shan et al. 2013), with well-established methods for certain genera, like Arabidopsis (Yoo et al. 2007). These cellulases are often used in combination with macerozyme to dissolve cell walls.

Both Cellulase Onozuka RS and Cellulase Onozuka R-10 are derived from Trichoderma viride. They are multi-enzymatic systems consisting of cellulase, α-amylase, hemicellulase, pectinase, and protease activity.

Macerozyme R-10 is derived from Rhizopus sp. It is a multi-enzymatic system consisting of high pectinase, high hemicellulase, and low cellulase activities.

Pectolyase Y-23 is derived from Aspergillus japonicas. It is a purified maceration enzyme containing two types of pectinase, endo-polygalacturonase and endo-pectin lyase, that will macerate plant tissue when stimulated. Additionally, Pectolyase Y-23 can isolate biologically active protoplasts when used in combination with cellulase.

Be sure to check out any of the references above:
Cocking (1960) A Method for the Isolation of Plant Protoplasts and Vacuoles. Nature, 187(4741), 962–963.
Evans (1983). Agricultural Applications of Plant Protoplast Fusion. Nature Biotechnology, 1(3), 253–261.
Shan et al. (2013) Targeted genome modification of crop plants using a CRISPR-Cas system. Nature Biotechnology 31, 686–688.
Yoo et al. (2007) Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts: a versatile cell system for transient gene expression analysis. Nature Protocols 2, 1565–1572.

Introducing: PhytoAx™
New from PhytoTech Labs is a solution for plant tissue culture to promote axillary shoots in cannabis and other species. With PhytoAx, you get:

+ High Fidelity Tissue Replication
+ Reproducible Multiplication Rates
+ Enhanced Longevity in Culture

This patent-pending product has been developed specifically to enhance your growth in tissue culture. Adding 0.5 mL - 1.0 mL of PhytoAx per 1 liter of medium can be the difference in high fidelity growth for your cultures.

For a limited time, receive a free T-shirt with a 25 mL purchase as long as you are a LinkedIn follower! For PhytoAx ordering information, visit our website here: https://hubs.ly/H0ZN7Sd0

Once your order is submitted, simply fill out the T-shirt form here!
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To become a PhytoTech Labs LinkedIn follower, view our profile here: https://hubs.ly/H0ZNd1F0

For in vitro use only.

Introducing: PhytoTech Labs' DKW Media Optimization Kit!
Introductory offer: 10% off list price throughout September

We've already broken out the nutrients established by Murashige and Skoog with our MS Media Optimization Kit (M5630) and now we are proud to launch our new optimization kit for Driver & Kuniyuki medium, supporting your woody plant and cannabis production and research! The kit includes sterile-filtered solutions, each containing groups of DKW nutrients, and it allows you to:

• Examine the effects of high and low nutrient levels on plant growth.
• Efficiently evaluate multiple nutrient levels in a single experiment.
• Identify formulations that provide the best growth rates for your plants.

Once you know the optimal formula for your plants, we can custom manufacture that formulation to your operation, with batch sizes ranging from 100 liters to 30,000 liters. The fun part of experimentation is in your hands: we'll handle the heavy lifting and production!

Visit our web listing for more information: https://hubs.ly/H0WvN0_0 which includes the manual for this kit and a link to the DOE (Design of Experiments) spreadsheet--a tool for easily defining the concentration ranges for each nutrient group and quantifying the working volume for each design point.

For a limited time, take 10% off when placing your kit order this month! Add any quantity of the kit to your cart online and your shopping cart will reflect the savings.

Media Optimization Kit (DKW) DKW Media Optimization Kit