The Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory was established within the framework of two projects: the “Sustainable Salep Production” project (Reference No. TR81/24/SOGEP-BARÜ/0001), supported by the Western Black Sea Development Agency under the 2024 SOGEP-Anadoludakiler Program, and the “Optimization of Salep Seedling Production under In Vitro Conditions” project (Code No. 2021K12-169131/14), supported by the Presidency of Strategy and Budget in 2025 under the Bartın University Smart Logistics and Integrated Regional Practices Specialization Project.