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Integrated System for Propagation of Theobroma cacao L.

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Protocol for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

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  1. Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 113 Tyson Building, University Park, PA, 16802-4200, USA

    S. N. Maximova, A. Young, S Pishak, C. Miller, A. Traore & M. J. Guiltinan

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Maximova, S.N., Young, A., Pishak, S., Miller, C., Traore, A., Guiltinan, M.J. (2005). Integrated System for Propagation of Theobroma cacao L.. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K. (eds) Protocol for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 77. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2985-3_17

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