Plant Tissue Culture Industry in the Middle East, an Overview

Abstract

The plant micropropagation industry in the Middle East was developed to meet the demand for clonally propagated crop plants. The opportunity presented by low production costs in some of the Middle Eastern countries is an incentive for the establishment of plant tissue culture laboratories. Currently, the scientific infrastructure is sufficient to provide adequate support to the industry. The ability of micropropagators to penetrate existing markets of plant production will be determined by prices, quality, quantity and novelty of the products, as well as regulation and legislation in each country.