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Working in Plant Tissue Culture Unit of NACGRAB

Since my employment at NACGRAB, I have been working in the Tissue Culture Unit, Biotechnology Department of NACGRAB. My assignment involved in vitro propagation of plant genetic resources of Nigeria, as part of the mandate of the Centre.

NACGRAB Plant Tissue Culture Unit: Image
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Vision of PTC unit of NACGRAB: NACGRAB PTC unit is to utilize Tissue Culture technology as the medium term conservation tool for the conservation of plant genetic resources of Nigeria.


This is to to complement the achievement of the mandate of NACGRAB, which is the conservation and maintenance of the diverse important biological heritage of Nigeria, for immediate utilization and posterity; and ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of these rich biodiversity through Research and Development.

My research duty within Tissue Culture Unit cut across:

Preparatory activities including Collection and Disinfection of Explant, Preparation of Glassware and Media; Culturing: Aseptic Isolation and Inoculation of Explants; Growth room Maintenance and Sub-culturing; Hardening and Post-flask management of Plantlets etc.

NACGRAB Plant Tissue Culture Unit: Experience

My Activities in Tissue Culture Unit, Biotechnology Department, NACGRAB

  • Co-ordination of all research activities in the Tissue Culture Unit.

  • Management and coordination of all research, scientific and technical officers within the Tissue Culture Unit.

  • Report writing and presentation.

  • Project supervision.

  • Proposal development and actualization.

  • Research and Development into different applicable micropropagation techniques that is suitable for different plant germplasm

  • Collection of vegetative plant germplasm (explants) from field for in-vitro culture

  • Disinfection of collected germplasm to eradicate micro-contaminants

  • Research into suitable tissue culture media protocol to adopt for in-vitro culture of specific plant species

  • Media protocol modification, application and preparation.

  • Culture of disinfected plant germplasm and on-shelf management of cultures

  • Post-flask management of in-vitro raised plantlets

  • Supervision of research students.

  • Desk Officer, IITA/NACGRAB Collaborative Research Project on Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA- Phases I & II)

You can call / send an email to link up with me for professional collaboration...

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