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Marsilea spp.: Materials for the Experimental Study of Morphogenesis

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DURING recent years, improvements in the methods of sterile culture of organs and tissues have provided a valuable means of assessing the importance in morphogenesis of the various plant nutrients. It has been found that species of the heterosporous fern Marsilea grow well in sterile culture and show a sensitive response to changes in composition of the culture medium.

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ALLSOPP, A. Marsilea spp.: Materials for the Experimental Study of Morphogenesis. Nature 168, 301–302 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168301a0

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