Athena Culture Kit

Athena Culture Kit – Portable Tissue Culture & Genetic Preservation

The Athena Culture Kit is a complete, portable system for learning and performing sterile plant tissue culture anywhere. It combines a purpose-built flow hood, one-touch autoclave, and an integrated toolbox stocked with tools and pre-formulated media, so you can propagate, preserve, and reinvigorate valuable cultivars with consistent, lab-grade results.

Key Benefits

• All-in-one, ready to run; includes flow hood, autoclave, tools, glassware, and media to make up to 120 culture vessels
• Protect & preserve genetics; store a large cultivar library in minimal space; tissue culture helps clean and reinvigorate aging lines
• Clean, consistent workflow; dedicated hood and autoclave provide a controlled sterile environment for repeatable outcomes
• Pre-mixed “Roots” & “Shoots” media; just add water; step-by-step procedure built into the kit for reliable success
• Built for growers; compact, transportable setup designed specifically for plant tissue culture in production environments

Why You Need Reliable Tissue Culture

Mother plants take space, invite pests, and drift over time. Tissue culture lets you bank genetics, rapidly multiply clean plantlets, and restart older lines with fresh vigour — all while using a fraction of the space of traditional mother rooms. The Athena Culture Kit delivers the sterile tools and media you need to do it right, consistently.

How to Set Up

1. Prepare the workspace: Position the portable flow hood on a stable surface and power it on to establish a sterile airflow.
2. Mix media: Use the included pre-formulated “Roots” and “Shoots” packets; add water as directed to create culture media.
3. Sterilise tools & vessels: Load glassware, instruments, and culture vessels into the autoclave and run the one-touch cycle.
4. Follow the procedure: Use the Athena Tissue Culture guide to cut nodes, place explants, and seal culture vessels for propagation.

Tech Specs

• Flow hood: Large working area with laminar flow for sterile operations
• Autoclave: Compact one-touch steriliser for tools, glassware, and media
• Throughput: Supplies included to create up to 120 culture vessels (refills available)
• Media: Pre-formulated “Roots” & “Shoots” mixes; just add water
• Tooling: Integrated toolbox with precision instruments and glassware

Top Tip: Always run the flow hood for 10–15 minutes before use and flame-sterilise tools between cuts. A clean workspace is the key to high success rates in tissue culture.

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