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In leaf cuttings with a short piece of hypocotyl tissue axillary bud development was poor. Most cuttings with a long piece of hypocotyl tissue developed into plants. The latter type enabled vegetative propagation of various genotypes.
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Miedema, P., P. J., Groot & J. H. M., Zuidgeest, 1980. Vegetative propagation of Beta vulgaris by leaf cuttings. Euphytica 29: 425–432.
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Miedema, P. Vegetative propagation of Beta vulgaris by leaf cuttings with axillary buds. Euphytica 31, 771–772 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039216
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039216