I am planning to ask my students to do a plant tissue culture experiment. However, our school does not have a plant tissue culture growth chamber. Does anyone know any alternative?
Dear Cedrick Alguzar a growth chamber is the place where plant materials growth. Thus, if you select a place to store these materials, this's your growth chamber. But, you could go further with the requeriments. Better to use an isolated place from outer. If you have control of ilumination, it could be fine, but it's not necessary: in Cuba most of tissue culture labs use sun light. Important to have control of temperature. From there on, you can improve your growth chamber, according to your needs and resources
It depends. Are you wanting to grow protoplasts or photosynthesizing cells? One does not necessarily require a growth chamber, as room temperature will suffice. I suggest using a window if the cells require photosynthesis, or possibly adding a basic light.
Any clean room can be turned to a tissue culture room, you may need to add few racks and lights. Adding a thermometer will be plus to track the room temperature.
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