This is a step-by-step hand holding, descriptive, illustrated picture guide to propagating marchantia, a new “model organism” for plant researchers. The goal is to help folks gain confidence around plant growing and propagation, so you have plenty of plants to transform with genetic engineering!

Time / Scheduling

Start → End: ~3 Hours

Focused Lab Work: 1 Hour

Stage	Time/Days	Schedule
Stage 1: Sterilizing Plant Box & Tools	30 minutes	Same day!
Stage 2: Making Plant Media	1-2 hours	Same day!
Stage 3: Transplanting Marchantia Thallus	15 minutes	Same day!

🌿 About Our Plant: Marchantia

Plant Overview

What is it?
Why are we using? What is a model organism in science?
How it can be propagated (show pictures for each):
- Gemai (asexual, both chromosomes contained
- Spores (cross chromosomes)
- Thallus (contains all chromosomes)
What is even a chromosome

The renaissance and enlightenment of Marchantia as a model system (2022).pdf

About Growing on Plant Media

What is plant media?
What are these sterile boxes?
Why do this instead of soil?
- Consistently made nutrients and water levels
- No pests, fungicide can fight algaes, etc. easier to control for contamination