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Yeung, E.C., Thorpe, T.A. (2005). Somatic Embryogenesis in Picea glauca. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K. (eds) Protocol for Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 77. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2985-3_5
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