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Comparison of decontamination methods used in initiation of banana tissue cultures from field-collected suckers

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    S. D. Hamill, S. L. Sharrock & M. K. Smith

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Hamill, S.D., Sharrock, S.L. & Smith, M.K. Comparison of decontamination methods used in initiation of banana tissue cultures from field-collected suckers. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 33, 343–346 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02319021

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