The following list consists of online
suppliers that I have ordered from over the past years, and that I would recommend to
others in the plant tissue culture business. If you would like your company listed here,
please send me an email with your URL address. I will also add phone and fax numbers for
sites that are not yet on the web......cms
| *****Vendors***** |
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Kitchen Culture Kits, Inc.
manual, supplies, media, kit, CD, workshops,
advice,
online ordering |
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Caisson Labs
media, supplies; accepts online orders |
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PhytoTechnology Laboratories
media, chemicals, supplies, etc.
accepts online orders
NEW: PhytoCaps!! |
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AUSTRATEC
media, chemicals, supplies, online ordering, Australian distributor for
PhytoTechnology
www.austratec.com.au |
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Carolina Biological Company
Forceps - Free Shipping! |
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PPM - Plant Cell Technology,
Inc.
PPM |
Magenta Corporation |
3800 North
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Ill 60641-2874
FAX 773-777-4055
(Bcaps - 1000 - best deal) |
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NASCO Scientific Catalog
(pH papers, transfer pipets) |
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Edvotek |
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Sigma Chemical Company |
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Fisher
Scientific Company |
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Life Technologies |
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VWR Scientific |
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Lab Associates
The Netherlands |
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| Marine BioProducts, an agar and agar related
products manufacturer 604-253-2408 www.marbio.com |
Vendors
Who Sell Tissue Cultures to Hobbyists |
German laboratories:
www.mnd.fh-wiesbaden.de/adivk
Under "Mitglieder" you will find almost all addresses of German
tissue culture labs. The commercial ones are listed as "Unternehmen". |
Agar Source:
www.indiaagar.com
MARINE CHEMICALS
Kerala, India marine@vsnl.com |
| Midas Plant Laboratories |
PhytoCultures, Ltd. http://www.phytocultures.com/about.html
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| *****BOOKS***** |
****Recommended for All Plant Tissue Culture Enthusiasts****
Plants from Test
Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropagation
by Lydiane Kyte, John Kleyn (Contributor)
(from hobbyist to Ph.D. researcher - if you buy only one book on
plant tissue culture, this is the one you want to get)
Note: this is the lowest price, including shipping
charges, that you will find for this book |
******Other Plant Tissue Culture Books******
The
Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation:
From Seed
to Tissue Culture: A Practical Working
Guide to
the Propagation of over 1100 Species
by Michael A. Dirr, Charles W., Jr. Heuser
Note: This is an excellent reference book which I refer
to almost as much as the Kyte/Kleyn book
Experiments
in Plant Tissue Culture
by John H. Dodds, Lorin W. Roberts
Note: Lorin Roberts was my mentor in graduate school; I
have
used this as a text book for my tissue culture class
Plant
Tissue Culture: Concepts and Laboratory Exercises
by R. N. Trigiano (Editor), Dennis J. Gray (Editor)
Note: I have used this as a text book for my graduate
tissue culture class
Tissue
Culture Techniques for Horticultural Crops
by Kenneth Torres
Note: This may be out of print; contact the author if your are interested
in obtaining a copy and he may be able to help you
Micropropagation
of Orchids
by Joseph Arditti, Robert Ernst (Contributor)
Note: This is an excellent, though very expensive, book
that every orchid grower should own, and the rest of us wished we owned. It contains
comprehensive lists of species, varieties, protocols for isolation and culture, media
formulations, etc. If you have a used on you would like to sell, please contact me |
 Microbial
"Contaminants" in Plant Tissue Cultures: Solutions and Opportunities
1996-2003. Volume 8 of Recent Advances in Plant Tissue Culture edited by E.B.
Herman. Agritech Consultants, 2004. 122 pages. www.agritechpublications.com (I have
not seen this yet...........cms)
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The
Green Phoenix by Paul Lurquin
Providing the first account of the story behind genetically engineered
plants, Paul Lurquin covers the controversial birth of the field, its sudden death,
phoenix-like reemergence, and ultimate triumph as not only a legitimate field of science
but a new tool of multinational corporate interests. |
Aaron Hicks New Book on:
Asymbiotic Technique of Orchid Seed Germination |
*****Other Plant Books*****
The Savage
Garden : Cultivating Carnivorous Pants
by Peter D'Amato |
Rare Books from the Missouri Botanical
Gardens Library
http://ridgwaydb.mobot.org/mobot/rarebooks/index.asp
This ongoing project currently features 46 digitized volumes; 16,133 pages and
2,050 botanical illustrations are currently available. Browsable by title or author. Many
of these beautifully illustrated volumes date from before the photographic era |
Books
and Periodical Agency
http://www.bpagency.com/pages/Plants.htm |
Sigma
http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/books |
Agritech Publications
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http://www.bpagency.com/medicinalplants.asp
BP-232901 Ghani, Abdul : MEDICINAL PLANTS OF BANGLADESH (With Chemical Constituents and
uses), pp. xii + 603, 184 Plates, Tables, Index, Glossary, Appendices, References, 2003
$50.00 |
Where to Get What ?
| pH meter |
Handheld pH meter - Hanna Checker (Lowest
price around!)
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/834 |
| stir plate |
Magnetic Mini-Stirrer - SB25139M
http://www.enasco.com (Cheap, not powerful; works OK for 1 liter) |
| Nexcare round bandaids |
Nexcare Spot Bandaids (used as
filters for air exchange)
MD Depot www.mddepot.com
#28-518-60
AJHicks ahicks51@cox.net
The Orchid Seedbank Chandler, AZ
http://www.familymeds.com/familymeds/product.asp?sku=05113164068 |
| Mason jar plastic caps |
White plastic storage caps for mason jars, Ball
#36000. http://www.homeandbeyond.com/ |
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| stainless steel wire mesh |
Stainless Steel Wire Mesh 2-500mesh in Plain
& Twill weave
Robinson Cheer / Director of Marketing Department
Zhaotong Metals Wire Mesh (Anping) Co.,Ltd
Office: 2-304 181# Lvling Road Xiamen China 361009
Tel: +86 592 5235110 Fax: +86 592
5239069
Website: http://www.wovenmesh.com
Email: info@wovenmesh.com |
| HEPA filters |
HEPA Filters can be purchased from WYNN
ENVIRONMENTAL
www.wynnenv.com you can get a 12x12x6- 99.97%
HEPA filter wood frame for 36.00
plus shipping. |
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HEPA filters: 305 x 610 x 78mm
http://www.luftfilterbau.de/English/e-pdf/E9D01-Mikro-SF.pdf
And this is the website of the company who sells them:
http://www.luftfilterbau.de/English/E-Schwebstoff/Sfilter.htm |
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ESCO (hepa filters) http://www.sefalabfurn.com/Esco.htm |
| agar substitute |
Agar Substitute: Isubgol (Psillium
Husm) powder
Shree Vinayak Corporation
17E-627, Nandanvan, CHB, Jodhpur-342008, India
Cellphone: +91 - 98290 25627 Fax: +91-291-2711087
Email: vs@svicon.com
Web Site: www.svicon.com |
| balances (affordable) |
Acculab top loading balance - (0.001 g) - under
$400:
http://www.daigger.com/catalog/product?deptId=Acculab%2CBalances&prodId=1213A |
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Precision
Weighing Balances (New and Used) |
| venting |
http://www.tissuequickplantlabs.com/ptfeventfr.htm |
| turntable for microwave |
Nordic Ware Micro-Go-Round (Great Warranty) |
| pressure cookers |
Pressure Cookers www.Presto.com |
How to build
a hood? |
Western Biologicals Ltd. - New Hands-on Workshop, supplies |
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http://home.neo.lrun.com./kuska/holmes_hap.htm
http://home.neo.rr.com/kuska/mytissueculture.htm |
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http://www.vengers.com/culture/hood.htm |
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IBS, Incorporated is a full service distributor of high
quality products for use in maintenance and repair operations. http://www.industrialbolt.com/home.html
(Lynn Jorgenson works here now) |
| hoods |
Life Medical Equipment. BUY AND SELL
MEDICAL, LABORATORY AND PHARMACEUTICAL EQUIPMENT. Ari Lipson, MSc., MT., ASCP http://www.lifemedicalequipment.com
ari@lifemedicalequipment.net |
| polybag culture system |
Polybag culture system:
www.tissuecon.com |
Antimicrobial
Agents |
Nystatin
http://www.unc.edu/depts/tcf/fungus.htm |
| Polyploidy
Inducers |
Surflan A.S. is found in the US in some Lowe's
Hardware Garden Centers and at Hummert Intl. out of Earth City, Missouri.
Surflan is oryzalin .... 40.4%, inert ingredients 59.6% . The cost was
a few cents shy of $ 30.00 US per quart (.946 liters) See Home Tissue Culture
Archives at yahoo.com for more information |
| Homemade Laminar Flow Hoods |
http://home.neo.lrun.com./kuska/holmes_hap.htm
http://home.neo.rr.com/kuska/mytissueculture.htm |
Used
Equipment
For Sale |
Contact me if you have something you want listed
(free): kck@turbonet.com |
| Grafting
Kit |
http://www.quisqualis.com/forsale.html |
| Video TC |
Plant Tissue Culture Video by Dr. Acram Taji - Description
Contact University Book Store |
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Plant Tissue Culture Video by Pam Weathers
Group: http://www.kitchenculturekit.com/biotechvideo.htm |
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Kitchen Culture Kit DVD |
| Video-Biotech |
Biotechnology Videos by Pam Weathers Group: http://www.kitchenculturekit.com/biotechvideo.htm |
| Temporary Immersion System |
Cirad |
| Bioreactors |
Agricultural University of Athens
www.embio.org |
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Osmotek Ltd. www.osmotek.com |
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Liquid propagation techniques:www.cost843.org |
| Lab Design |
Designing
a Lab |
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Ron de
Fossard |
| MSDS |
Chemical
Safety Information
(MSDS and more) |
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MSDS
Sites |
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MSDS search engine from Cornell
http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp |
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Merck MSDS in several languages:
http://www.chemdat.de/ |
| Miscellaneous |
Giberrellic Acid |
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Plant hormones
www.super-grow.biz |
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Sterilizing paper in ovens in section
"Your convection
oven kills bugs too" http://glider.yage.net/aseptic.html |
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Australian Horticulture: In
Vitro Soil for second stage/difficult to propagate woody plants
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/results.pasp?pid=1&search=IVS |
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Cryopreservation protocols
for different kinds of tissue of banana
(meristems, proliferating shoot tip cultures, embryogenic cell suspension cultures and
zygotic embryos ):
http://www.inibap.org/publications/technicalguidelines/guideline_eng.htm |
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Protocols:
PDF files from books in plant virology, molecular biology, plant tissue culture
(mainly potato)
http://www.cipotato.org/Training/Materials/publications.htm |
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Role of abscisic acid in leaf
abscission
http://www.saps.org.uk |
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BAP-10 Source:
R. A. "Chris" Christiansen, RAC Enterprises
2018 Hidden Pine Lane. Apopka FL 32712
(407) 880-8848 |
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Physan: Control of contaminants
http://www.physan.com/PAGES/home.html#Anchor-The-11481 |
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Molar Calculations:
http://www.appliedbiosystems.com/support/techtools/pcrreaction/ |
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Conversion Tables:
HOSTA LIBRARY or
Conversions Conversions |
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Light conversion tables http://www.egc.com/illumination.html |
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Greenhouse construction:
http://www.hybridpoplars.com/greenhouse.htm. |
| Anything? |
www.craigslist.com |
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