Research Article
Plant Tissue Culture Research and Development in Ethiopia: A Case Study on Current Status, Opportunities, and Challenges
Table 3
List of basic laboratories equipment available in commercial TC laboratories.
| | Equipment | Number of equipment | | TBC (Mekelle) | Dessie TC Center | Bahir Dar TC Enterprise | Waginose Biotech |
| | Media preparation and autoclaving unit |
| | Autoclaves | 4 + 8 | 6 | 1 + 2 | 1 | | Precision balances | 5 + 10 | 3 | 2 | — | | pH meter | 1 + 4 | 2 + 1 | 2 + 4 | 2 | | Water purification apparatus | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | | Refrigerated centrifuge | 1 | — | 2 | — | | Deep freezers (−20°C) | 4 | — | — | 1 | | Fridge/freezer comb | — | — | — | — | | Hot plate with stirrer | — | 4 | 1 | — | | Micropipettes (sets) | 3 | — | — | 2 | | Microwave oven | 2 | — | 1 | — | | Rotary shaker | — | — | 1 | — | | Water distiller (single) | — | 1 | 1 + 2 | 1 | | Water distiller (double) | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| | Working area and growth room |
| | Laminar flow hood | 86 + 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | Stereomicroscope | 1 | — | — | — | | Dissecting microscope | 1 | — | — | — | | Tissue culture growth rooms | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | Other accessories |
| | Ice maker | — | — | — | — | | Indexing facility | — | — | — | — | | Screen house | — | — | — | — | | Bioreactor | — | — | — | — | | Shakers | 1 | — | 1 | — | | Greenhouse | 15 | 9 | — | — |
| | Production capacity (plantlets per year) | 40,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 5,000,000 | |
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Number of nonfunctional equipment in each institute; TBC: Tigray Biotechnology Center. |
