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Considerable progress has been made over the last decade in the development of aseptic techniques for multiplying superior and novel plants. While micropropagation methods are being widely adopted for ornamental and horticultural species, their application in forestry continues to be meagre. This paper describes the constraints and potential of tree tissue culture with special emphasis on tree legumes. Further, microbial associates, which can considerably improve the productivity of trees, have not been well-identified. The initial studies on nodulation of micropropagated plants of Leucaena leucocephala with Rhizobium strain NGR8 are described with a speculation of potential increase in transplantation success and biomass production.
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Dhawan, V. (1989). Micropropagation and Nodulation of Tree Legumes. In: Dhawan, V. (eds) Applications of Biotechnology in Forestry and Horticulture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1321-2_23
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