Plant Tissue Culture Research and Development in Ethiopia: A Case Study on Current Status, Opportunities, and Challenges

Table 2

List of basic equipment available in PTC laboratories at Ethiopian higher learning institutions.

Equipment	Number of equipment in universities
	AAU	UoG	HwU	HU	JUCAVM	JUBD	WU
Media preparation and autoclaving unit
Autoclaves	1	1	1	3	1	1	3 + 1
Precision balances	1	—	1	1	1	1	2 + 2
pH meter	1 + 2	1	1	1	1	—	2 + 1
Water purification apparatus	—	—	—	—	1	—	2 + 4
Refrigerated centrifuge	1	—	1	1	2	—	—
Deep freezers (20°C))	1	1	1	1	2		3
Fridge/freezer comb	1	2	1	1	1	—	1
Hot plate with stirrer	1 + 1	—	4	3	—	—	3
Micropipettes (sets)	2	3	1	8	1	—	5
Microwave oven	1	—	—	1	2	—	3
Rotary shaker	1 + 1	—	1	—	1	—	5 + 1
Water distiller (single)	1	1	—	2	2	—	3
Water distiller (double)	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Deep freezer (−80°C)
Working area and growth room unit
Laminar flow hood	1 + 1	2	2	2	1	1	2
Fume hood	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Stereomicroscope	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Dissecting microscope	—	1	1	1	—	—	1
Tissue culture growth rooms	1	2	1	1	1	1	2
Other accessories
Ice maker	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Indexing facility	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Screen house	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Bioreactor	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shakers	1 + 1	—	2	—	—	—	3
Soil steam sterilizer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Number of nonfunctional equipment in each institute; AAU: Addis Ababa University; UoG: University of Gonder; HwU: Hawassa University; HU: Haramaya University; JUCAVM: Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; JUBD: Jimma University Biology Department; WU: Wolkite University.