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Single cell origin of adventitious buds

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Objections are raised against the view of Norris et al. (Science 220, 1983), that adventitious buds from African violet leaf explants are of multicellular origin.

The experimental results of these authors can be interpreted differently and may therefore support as well the opposite standpoint that the adventitious buds are (ultimately) of single-cell origin.

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  1. Research Institute ITAL, P.O. Box 48, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands

    C. Broertjes

  2. Department of Plant Breeding (IvP), Agricultural University, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ, Wageningen, the Netherlands

    A. M. van Harten

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Broertjes, C., van Harten, A.M. Single cell origin of adventitious buds. Euphytica 34, 93–95 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00022867

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