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Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill .) is a medium size tree (20–40 m) that can display a shrubby phenotype when growing on harsh conditions (Eckenwalder, 2009). Female cones
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This research was funded by MINECO (Spanish Government) project (AGL2013-4700-C4-2R; AGL2016-76143-C4-3R) and DECO (Basque Government).
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Pereira, C., Montalbán, I.A., Correia, S.I., Canhoto, J., Moncaleán, P. (2018). Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis Mill.. In: Jain, S., Gupta, P. (eds) Step Wise Protocols for Somatic Embryogenesis of Important Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 84. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89483-6_12
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