this isn't new in the uk. in the usa its already becoming quite mainstream. and uk hobbists have been doing this with orchids etc for years. its just that most of the canna community doesn't look to scientific horticulture for anything related to growing weed. tissue culture kits are available online in the uk already, all you would really need is an autoclave or pressure cooker to start yourself up. but this kit will be nice for a newbie to start up before getting some better equipment.
Don’t really think he is claiming MP/ TC to be some sort of new technology. As far as being ‘mainstream’, I would respectfully disagree. Perhaps in the legal big business side, but as far as mom and pops (as I believe he is targeting this towards) this isn’t the case. As you take a look around the members of ICmag, I don’t believe most members are into TC as the ‘cut and clonex’ or aerocloner is the ‘mainstream’