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A study was conducted to determine the germination frequencies of encapsulated somatic embryos of carrot after long periods of storage. The embryos were placed into hormone-free Murasige-Skoog (MS) liquid medium and stored at 4°C in the dark. The germination frequency for encapsulated somatic embryos stored for three months was more than 95% when grown on polyester fiber supports containing hormone-free MS medium, while the germination frequency for non-encapsulated somatic embryos was less than 5% after storage for three months.
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Shigeta, J., Mori, T. & Sato, K. Storage of encapsulated somatic embryos of carrot. Biotechnol Tech 7, 165–168 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02566141
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02566141