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Somatic embryogenesis from stem explants of Aesculus hippocastanum

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Somatic embryogenesis was obtained when stem explants of Aesculus hippocastanum L. were cultured in vitro on agar-solidified MS medium supplemented with 9.3 μM kinetin, 10.7 μM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid and 9.0 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Plantlets were obtained in growth regulator-free medium.

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  1. Institute of Botany, University of Genoa, Corso Dogali, 1 C, 16136, Genoa, Italy

    Paola Gastaldo, Silvana Carli & Paola Profumo

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Gastaldo, P., Carli, S. & Profumo, P. Somatic embryogenesis from stem explants of Aesculus hippocastanum . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 39, 97–99 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00037597

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