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Colchicine can induce polyploidy in phalaenopsis orchids. When young protocorms are treated in liquid culture with 50 mg/l colchicine, about 50% of the protocorms develop into tetraploids.
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Griesbach, R.J. Colchicine-induced polyploidy in phalaenopsis orchids. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 1, 103–107 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02318909
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