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Liquid Culture Systems for in vitro Plant Propagation

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Preil, W. (2005). General introduction: a personal reflection on the use of liquid media for in vitro culture. In: Hvoslef-Eide, A.K., Preil, W. (eds) Liquid Culture Systems for in vitro Plant Propagation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3200-5_1

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