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Somatic Embryogenesis in White Spruce: Studies of Embryo Development and Cell Biology

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 55))

Abstract

The first success in conifer somatic embryogenesis was achieved more than a decade ago in Picea abies (Chalupa, 1985; Hakman et al., 1985) and Larix decidua (Nagmani and Bonga, 1985). At present, somatic embryogenesis has been reported in more than 30 coniferous species (Gupta and Grob, 1995; Dunstan et al., 1995). Development of this technology in conifer somatic embryogenesis, which possesses many advantages overorganogenesis, has been stimulated by the requirements of reforestation.

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Kong, L., Attree, S.M., Evans, D.E., Binarova, P., Yeung, E.C., Fowke, L.C. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis in White Spruce: Studies of Embryo Development and Cell Biology. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3032-7_1

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