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In Vitro Culture and Micropropagation of Plum (Prunus spp.)

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High-Tech and Micropropagation II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 18))

Abstract

The plum tree belongs to the family Rosaceae; subfamily Prunaceae, genus Prunus, subgenus Prunophora. The most important species are classified according to their habitat in the following three groups:

  1. 1.

    Euro-Asiatic species: P. domestica L., P. cerasifera Ehrh.

  2. 2.

    American species: P. americana Marsh., P. mexicana Wats.

  3. 3.

    Oriental species: P. salicina Lindl., P. simonii Carr. Major among the species of cultural importance are P. domestica and P. salicina.

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Druart, P. (1992). In Vitro Culture and Micropropagation of Plum (Prunus spp.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) High-Tech and Micropropagation II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76422-6_15

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