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Getting started

  • What xPlant is for
  • Organizing Your First Tissue Culture

Tissue culture concepts

  • Plants, explants, and stages
  • Media recipes and additives
  • Contamination tracking basics
  • Intro to Plant Tissue Culture
  • Tissue Culture Basics

Lab workflows

  • Record a transfer
  • Batch Tracker
  • Create and use SOPs
  • Comments and team context
  • Lab rooms
  • Managing tasks

Protocols

  • Protocols and SOPs — what's the difference?
  • Sterilization and aseptic technique
  • Media preparation protocol

Lab tools

  • QR labels and scanner

Developer tools

  • Developer API & JavaScript SDK

Account and support

  • Privacy and data controls
  • AI features and smart suggestions

Getting started

What xPlant is for

xPlant is the tissue-culture-native Lab Operating System. Built for plant tissue culture, xPlant helps organize culture records, standardize SOPs, and keep tissue culture workflows consistent and traceable.

How xPlant Organizes Tissue Culture

How the Tissue Culture Process Connects

In xPlant, a Plant represents the source plant for tissue culture work. One Plant can be linked to multiple Explants, and each Explant develops its own history through a series of Stages. Transfers, observations, and media records stay connected to that history, making it easier to review how each culture developed over time.

Plant

The source plant from which tissue culture material originates. It keeps identifying information and links related Explants back to their original source.

Explant

An individual tissue culture established from a source plant. Each Explant maintains its own history through Stages, Transfers, observations, contamination records, and associated media.

Stage

A phase in an Explant's development, such as Explant Initiation, Multiplication, Rooting, or Acclimatization. Each Stage records status, dates, observations, and room context as part of the Explant's development history.

Transfer

A record of moving or subculturing culture material — capturing who did it, when it happened, the relevant Stage and media context, and any observations at the bench.

Quick example: You have a Begonia rex source plant (the Plant). You cut three leaf sections for culture — those become three Explants. Each Explant develops its own history through Stages such as Explant Initiation, Multiplication, Rooting, and Acclimatization, depending on the protocol. Every time you move or subculture material from one vessel to another, you record a Transfer.

Additional Capabilities

Tools for Tissue Culture Lab Workflows

SOPs

Standard operating procedures your lab documents and reuses. Link relevant SOPs to Plants or Explants and log execution status, timestamps, and notes when a procedure is performed.

Media recipes

Documented tissue culture formulations with components, concentrations, target pH, and preparation notes. Link recipes to Plants or Explants and record media on Transfers so formulation context stays connected to culture history.

Contamination logs

Record contamination events on any plant or explant. Capture what was observed, follow-up actions, and outcomes so patterns emerge over time.

Comments

Threaded discussion on any record. Mention teammates, pin decisions, reply to observations, and reference other plants or explants inline.

Lab rooms

Physical spaces in your facility. Assign Stages to rooms to keep location context connected to culture records and make it easier to see where active work is happening.

Where to go next

Plants, explants, and stagesFirst plant and explant workflowRecord a transferCreate and use SOPs