Tissue culture is a method of biological research where plant tissues are grown under sterile conditions. There are several methods of plant tissue culture including seed culture, embryo culture, callus culture, cell culture, bud culture, meristem culture, and protoplast culture. Each method involves explants from various plant tissues being placed on nutrient media to induce cell growth and differentiation. Tissue culture has many applications including rapid clonal propagation, inducing genetic variation, producing transgenic plants, and conserving plant genetic resources.