Plant Biotechnology

A high detail macro lens shot at 60mm showing a cotton explant with emerging shoots in a petri dish under red LED light, illustrating successful in vitro regeneration with precise focusing and controlled lighting.

Cracking the Cotton Code: How AI and Special Lights Boost Plant Regeneration

Alright, let’s talk cotton! Not the comfy t-shirt kind just yet, but the tiny, tricky-to-grow-in-a-lab kind. You see, cotton, or Gossypium hirsutum L. if you’re feeling fancy, is a massive deal globally, feeding the textile and oil industries. But here’s the kicker: getting it to regenerate reliably in a lab…