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Plant science comes with its own vocabulary; at Conception Nurseries, we recognize that some of the words we use daily might not be familiar to those who are new to micropropagation. We’ve put together a cheat sheet of definitions for the words we use the most, we hope it’s helpful for you! Apical shoot (or apex of plant): Terminal shoot ... Read More

STEP 1 When ready to transplant, remove the film layer on the sterile plant pack and carefully remove the rooting tray. STEP 2 Wearing gloves, gently remove the rooting cube from the tray. STEP 3 Place the rooting cube below the soil just enough, so that no root hairs are exposed and the base of the stem is covered. SUBTRATES ... Read More

Tissue culture was commercialized roughly four decades ago and is widely used across agricultural and horticultural sectors. Until recently, the technology had not been adopted by the cannabis industry, due to a lack of knowledge sharing between industries and the long history of legal barriers. Tissue culture gives the industry true-to-type cultivars that are pest and pathogen-free and allows growers ... Read More