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Two spring barley cultivars, Golden Promise and Galan, were screened for callus induction and shoot regeneration from cultured immature inflorescences. Genotype Galan have better regeneration capacity in in vitro conditions than Golden Promise.
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Havrlentová, M., Faragó, J. & Nešťáková, M. Regeneration of Immature Inflorescences of Barley In Vitro. Biologia Plantarum 44, 157–159 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017963514762
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