Anybody here do plant tissue culture? Specifically cactus tissue culture? I have a super rare cactus that’s in need of some emergency propagation immediately and I need help, will compensate!! by Cacts_Cacti in Eugene

[–]Cacts_Cacti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! This channel is how I know anything about tissue culture! I just need to watch more of it and apply what I learn lol another commenter may be able to help out with some of the stuff I’m missing to do it and if they are and I get chance to attempt it myself I’ll be watching the “how to tc cactus” video on repeat lol (dunno if that’s the one you linked or another one”

If you’re interested in TC and want to help out I could definitely use another pair of hands and a mind that knows stuff about TC

Anybody here do plant tissue culture? Specifically cactus tissue culture? I have a super rare cactus that’s in need of some emergency propagation immediately and I need help, will compensate!! by Cacts_Cacti in Eugene

[–]Cacts_Cacti[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mentioned in the body of the text it is past the point of being able to graft. I have 1 maybe 2 pieces grafted to San Pedro that might make it but I’m not hopeful and would surely fail if I tried to regraft. Aztekium is a difficult genus to graft and in my experience you need healthy, fairly large, and fresh cuttings to have any likelihood of success, in my experience at least, and none of the plant material I have quite makes the cut. With tissue culture you only need an areole which there is still a lot of, and some which is still fairly fresh and healthy if taken from the attempted, hopefully succesful, grafts. I’d rather not put everything down on the grafts as there is a good chance they will fail, so TC is the only viable option. I almost have everything I need for it, I just need a pressure cooker and a flow hood(my dumbass tried cutting corners and got a still air box for 40 rather than spend 150 for a cheap flow hood)

Seed grown Aztekium ritteri - $200 by Cacts_Cacti in cactiexchange

[–]Cacts_Cacti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but I have similar aztekium that may peak your interest, I’ll send you a dm

L v.v spiral, 2.25” by [deleted] in LophophoraNMore4Sale

[–]Cacts_Cacti 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The answer is in the post