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Direct somatic embryogenesis in sugarcane was induced with a combination of 2,4 D and BAP. there was no interphase of callus formation. The plants were regenerated from somatic embryos in hormone free MS media.
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Geetha, S., Padmanabhan, D. Effect of hormones on direct somatic embryogenesis in sugarcane. Sugar Tech 3, 120–121 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03014576
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