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Induction of multiple root systems in apple seedlings by radicle splitting

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A technique is described where germinating apple seeds are induced to form a divided root system. Plants with two or four evenly divided roots are produced by cutting the seed radicle before germination. The advantages of this method over the simple splitting of an existing root system are discussed.

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  1. Scoresby Horticultural Research Station, Australia, Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156

    G. J. T. Frith, D. G. Nichols & D. L. Jones

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  1. G. J. T. Frith
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Frith, G.J.T., Nichols, D.G. & Jones, D.L. Induction of multiple root systems in apple seedlings by radicle splitting. Plant Soil 39, 691–694 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264185

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