Advances in Micropropagation Techniques for Aquascaping Plants: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract

Aquascaping is a creative arrangement of aquatic plants, rocks, stones, driftwood, and other elements within an aquarium to create visually pleasing underwater landscapes. It blends principles of design, horticulture, and aquaculture to either mimic natural environments or express artistic creativity. Aquascaping plants are aquatic plants selected and cultivated for their aesthetic appeal and ability to thrive underwater, enhancing the visual beauty of aquarium landscapes. These plants are chosen based on their capacity to flourish when submerged and their role in creating attractive underwater environments. As aquascaping industry is gaining importance, rapid propagation of plants used in it plays pivotal role. Most of the plants are slow growers and their propagation is difficult rendering these plants very expensive. Tissue culture can be a best alternative propagation method in propagation of aquascaping plants. In vitro propagation methods like tissue culture, callus culture is highly relevant and beneficial in the context of aquascaping plants, where precise control over plant growth and health is crucial for creating and maintaining aquascapes