What is Thidiazuron (TDZ)?
TDZ is a plant growth regulator and a synthetic diphenylurea cytokinin widely used in plant tissue culture applications to promote shoot regeneration, organogenesis, and somatic embryogenesis.
Feature Highlights of Thidiazuron (TDZ)
-
CAS [77-06-5]
-
Storage: Room Temperature
-
Shelf Life: 6 Months
-
Molecular Weight: 346.38
-
Suitable for plant cell culture
The Benefits of Thidiazuron (TDZ)
-
Easy to use
-
A rooting agent used for the vegetative propagation of plants from stem and leaf cuttings
-
Use to supplement tissue culture media, such as MS media
-
Has application in agricultural and home gardening uses
How To Use Thidiazuron (TDZ)?
Follow the given steps to prepare the tissue culture media using PCT’s supreme grade agar:
-
Prepare liquid tissue culture media using PCT’s MS media and add sugar based on the quantity of media you’re making (generally for 1-liter media 25-30 grams of sugar is added), 1ml PPM, and 4 grams of gellan gum.
-
Then, add the desired quantity of the plant hormone.
-
Autoclave the medium for 20 minutes at 15 psi and 121℃.
Your media is ready!
Want to learn more about PCT’s Thidiazuron (TDZ)? Visit www.plantcelltechnology.com/blog/.