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The first attempt at plant tissue culture began in 1902 when Haberlandt (3, 4) placed the epidermal, pith parenchyma and palisade cells of various monocots in culture. The culture medium contained various sugars, inorganic salts and amino acids. None of the cells, however, grew. The first successful attempt came in 1904 when Hanning (3, 4), using similar media, was able to grow whole plants from isolated embryos. During the next two decades work centered around improving embryo culture techniques. It was found that several complex additives such as yeast extract, coconut milk and peptone greatly stimulated growth (3).
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Griesbach, R.J. (1986). Orchid Tissue Culture. In: Zimmerman, R.H., Griesbach, R.J., Hammerschlag, F.A., Lawson, R.H. (eds) Tissue culture as a plant production system for horticultural crops. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4444-2_29
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