I've said this before elsewhere, but I'll repeat it...
regarding home meristemming:
sterile tissue culture techniques are not all that difficult to do in the lab, but to do so in the home is generally pretty difficult. sure, some people manage to do it, but in general the cost of the equipment is pretty prohibitive (hundreds of thousands of $). the alternative is to use bad equipment and accept that you will lose a very high percentage of your cultures to contamination. I've heard of people using glove boxes made with dishwashing gloves and duct tape though, and they claim to get good results, but I can't endorse that at all.
the real question is why bother? you can pay a lab to do the grunt work for you, and from what I understand, it's not all that expensive compared to the cost of doing it yourself. now I understand you have access to a lab, which is definitely an advantage...but why not find a mentor who can teach you all the techniques you need?
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