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Somatic Embryogenesis in Prunus species

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 59))

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The genus Prunus (Rosaceae) includes all the’ stone fruits’, i.e., P. persica, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. cerasus, P. avium and several other species and interspecific hybrids used as rootstocks, e.g. P. cerasifera, P. spinosa, P. insititia, P. mariana for plum trees, P. mahaleb, P. dawyckensis, P. canescens, P. incisa × serrula, P. avium × P. pseudocerasus, P. mahaleb × P. avium, for cherry trees.

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Druart, P. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis in Prunus species. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4774-3_14

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