Your New Product

We are regularly approached by nurseries interested in using us to micropropagate different plants for them.

There are a couple of things that need to be remembered.

• Micropropagation is an expensive way of propagating plants, compared to seeds or easy to strike cuttings.

• It needs a considerable amount of work by experienced scientists to get plants free of micro-organisms and growing well in vitro. Once the cultures are established, they need to be sub-cultured on a regular basis (usually every 4 to 6 weeks) to keep them alive.

• Some plants cannot be micropropagated due to contaminating (micro-organisms living inside the plant), while others can prove too difficult to micropropagate commercially.

• The bulk of our production goes onto the Australian market, where there is a peak demand in spring/summer. If your plant is only wanted in that period it is not a very attractive proposition to us.

• The ideal plant for us has a consistent year round monthly demand. This enables us to maximize quality and consistency at minimal cost. The next best has an autumn/winter peak.

• We need orders for 2,000 plants per month (per variety) before we take on a new product. If you do not have that demand, some of our other customers may be interested in making up the numbers.

• For contamination control reasons we do not allow cultures from other laboratories into our laboratory under any circumstances.

• If your requirements do not fall within the above guidelines, we may not be able to help you.