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Liquid cultures of very few tree species have been grown in vitro to obtain cell suspensions as a prelude to somatic embryogenesis. The few reports published on Ulmus, Liquidambar and Santalum species indicate that plantlets can be obtained either through direct embryos or from nodule-like structures that develop into shoots. The present paper reports the establishment of suspension cultures from Shorea roxburghii (Dipterocarpaceae) cotyledon callus and attempts to induce organogenesis. The dipterocarps are the major timber trees of S.E. Asia with very high export value.
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Gunasekara, D.S., Scott, E.S., Rao, A.N. (1988). Suspension Culture of the Dipterocarp Shorea Roxburghii G. Don.. In: Ahuja, M.R. (eds) Somatic Cell Genetics of Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2811-4_16
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