Suspension cultures pesticide metabolism studies

The use of plant cell cultures in pesticide metabolism studies has a history of only about 20 years, but pioneers of the technique have laid the groundwork for an increasing number of researchers interested in the advantages the cell culture systems offer. Host have chosen to use suspension cultures, because of the ease with which they can be manipulated, and the increased possibility for standardization of conditions from laboratory to laboratory. As an adjunct to whole plant studies cell cultures provide information as to the changes that structural modifications of a basic molecule may have on phytotoxicity, especially in detecting the inherent toxicity of a molecule that fails to penetrate or translocate in a whole plant. 

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