{"product_id":"athena-roots-culture-media","title":"Athena Roots Culture Media","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe rooting-stage medium that finishes what Shoots Media starts\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthena Roots Culture Media is the second of the two media in Athena's tissue culture protocol, formulated specifically to trigger and support root initiation once a plantlet has established shoot growth in culture. It arrives pre-formulated with the full nutrient and gelling-agent package already balanced — the grower adds water, autoclaves, and pours into Culture Vessels, with no separate weighing or mixing of individual salts required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting the rooting-stage hormone and nutrient balance wrong is one of the more common failure points in DIY tissue culture, because too much cytokinin carried over from the shoot stage will suppress root formation, and too little of the right auxin ratio leaves plantlets with weak, sparse root systems that struggle once transplanted to soil or coco. A pre-formulated, tested medium removes that guesswork for growers running clonal propagation at scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePre-formulated\u003c\/strong\u003e — just add water and autoclave, no manual salt weighing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalanced specifically for the \u003cstrong\u003erooting stage\u003c\/strong\u003e of micropropagation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsistent batch-to-batch formulation for repeatable results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs directly with Athena Shoots Culture Media for a complete two-stage protocol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in 125ml and 750ml pack sizes to match culture volume needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"hcs-specs\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: pre-formulated agar-based culture medium, add water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage: root initiation \/ rooting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse: plant tissue culture \/ micropropagation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSterilisation: autoclave before use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Athena","offers":[{"title":"125ml","offer_id":53500725002506,"sku":"GM-ATHE-ROOTS-01","price":42.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"750ml","offer_id":53500725035274,"sku":"GM-ATHE-ROOTS-02","price":42.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/7127\/5786\/files\/TC-CM-RT_125-ML_01.jpg?v=1786377672","url":"https:\/\/hydrocropshop.co.uk\/products\/athena-roots-culture-media","provider":"Hydro Crop Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}