An agricultural system includes a container containing a medium and a plant source. The medium may be a binder, and the container may further contain an additive bound to the binder. The medium may be pollen. Agricultural methods are also included.

The present disclosure relates to an in vitro method of inducing reproductive differentiation in a vegetative somatic plant cell. This method involves applying mechanical stress and directional force to a vegetative somatic plant cell encapsulated in a polymer material to induce reproductive differentiation in the somatic plant cell. Also disclosed are plant cells and methods and cells thereof.