Explain the procedure of plant tissue culture and illustrate your answer with a suitable diagram.

Plant tissue culture is a technique used to grow new plants from a small piece of plant tissue under sterile conditions in a nutrient medium. The process involves:

1. Selection of an explant (a small tissue from a plant).

2. Sterilization to prevent microbial contamination.

3. Placement in a nutrient-rich culture medium containing growth hormones.

4. Formation of callus (undifferentiated cells).

5. Differentiation into roots and shoots.

6. Transfer to soil for further growth.