The Ho Chi Minh City Biotechnology Centre (HBTC) launched a dedicated zone for plant tissue culture in District 12 on January 4.
The Ho Chi Minh City Biotechnology Centre (HBTC) launched a dedicated zone for plant tissue culture in District 12 on January 4.
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It is expected to be a centre for scientists to conduct research and apply biotechnology into the plantation of vegetables, flower, ornamental and medicinal plants.
In addition, it will be used as a place to store the genomes of selected plants and created new plants with desired traits.
The plant tissue culture zone of the HBTC is billed as the most modern research laboratory on plants in the southern region.
It includes greenhouses and net houses equipped with computer-controlled irrigation and cooling systems, said HBTC Director Duong Hoa Xo.
Other facilities of the HBTC is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.
(Source:Nhan Dan)
