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Somatic Embryogenesis from Leaf Protoplasts of Rauwolfia vomitoria Afz

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Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 31))

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The genus Rauwolfia belongs to the family Apocynaceae and includes a very large number of tree and shrub species. Due to the presence of numerous alkaloids, Rauwolfia is used extensively for therapeutic purposes, some species are also used as ornamental plants in tropical and subtropical gardens or as forest species (Rao 1956).

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Trémouillaux-Guiller, J., Chénieux, J.C. (1995). Somatic Embryogenesis from Leaf Protoplasts of Rauwolfia vomitoria Afz. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78643-3_29

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