App workflows
Record a transfer
A transfer in xPlant documents the movement of culture material — from one stage to the next, from one vessel to many, or from the bench to a new location. It timestamps the event and carries all the protocol context that belongs with it.
What counts as a transfer?
Moving between stages
Subculturing from Multiplication to Rooting, or transferring rooted shoots to Acclimatization. The transfer record timestamps the move and carries the media and SOP context.
Splitting one explant into many
When you divide one vessel into multiple daughter vessels, create a transfer for each new vessel and label them distinctly. Each one then has its own independent stage history.
Routine subculture documentation
Even within the same stage (multiplying again at Multiplication), a transfer creates a timestamp you can trace back to the specific bench session and operator.
Retrospective logging
If you did a transfer earlier and are logging it now, set the transfer date to when it actually happened. xPlant records who entered the log and when separately from the transfer date.
How to record a transfer
Go to the Transfers section in the dashboard sidebar or open an explant detail page and click Add Transfer. You can also start from the explant's stage history and click Transfer from here.
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| From explant | The source explant being transferred |
| To stage | The stage the culture is entering (e.g. Rooting) |
| Transfer date | When the bench work took place |
| SOP | Optional: the procedure used for this transfer |
| Media recipe | Optional: the media the culture was placed into |
| Room | Optional: where the transferred culture is going |
| Notes | Observations at the bench — shoot quality, vessel count, etc. |
| Destination label | Optional: a new label for the resulting culture |
Transfers vs adding a stage directly
You can also advance an explant's stage by clicking Add Stage on the explant detail page. This creates a stage entry directly without a transfer record. Use this when:
- You are updating the parent plant's stage (plants don't have transfers)
- You are doing a status or observation update within the same stage
- You are logging a stage from weeks ago and the transfer details are not available
Transfers are most useful when you want to record which SOP and media were used, or when you are splitting one explant into multiple cultures and need a record of the split.
Tip: batch transfers
When you transfer multiple explants in one bench session, use the same SOP and media for all of them — fill those in first, then adjust per-explant details (notes, room, label) as needed. This keeps the session's shared context consistent without extra data entry.