It is widely used in plant sciences , forestry and in horticulture.

1. To conserve rare and endangered species.

2. Herbicide resistance.

3. Protoplast fusion.

4. Induction of polyploidy.

5. Production of identical sterile hybrid species can be obtained. 

6.it is widely used in producing clones of a plant with the method micropropagation.

7. the production of plants from seeds that otherwise have very low chances of germinating and growing. Example- orchids , Nepenthes.