micropropagation

American  

[mahy-kroh-prop-uh-gey-shuhn] / ˌmaɪ kroʊˌprɒp əˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.

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micropropagation British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. botany the production of a large number of individual plants from a small piece of plant tissue cultured in a nutrient medium

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Example Sentences

Grafting, layering, and micropropagation are some methods used for artificial asexual reproduction.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Those include so-called micropropagation, which basically uses tiny samples of plants, fed with heavy doses of synthetic growth hormones and nursed in a laboratory environment, to create genetically identical plants.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2011