Culture / Cultivation
Japanese: 培養
The process of growing microorganisms in an artificial environment. A technique that provides appropriate nutrition, temperature, pH, and other conditions to selectively cultivate target organisms.
Cultivation is the process of growing microorganisms artificially. You prepare a medium for nutrition, adjust temperature and pH, and create an environment where the target organism can thrive.
Cultivation is a fundamental technique in microbiology. Solid culture grows microbes on dishes; liquid culture proliferates them in broth. Each has its own applications.
Cultivation is also indispensable in fermentation practice. Making seed koji, preparing yogurt starter—in a broad sense, these are all acts of cultivation. Essential foundational knowledge for learning fermentation.