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New Technologies in Plant Tissue Culture

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Book cover Tissue culture as a plant production system for horticultural crops

Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture ((PSBA,volume 2))

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This review paper addresses recent technical advances that could be incorporated into current plant culture systems to improve overall laboratory efficiency. Plant biological systems and their impact upon the micropropagation industry will also be discussed.

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Rowe, W.J. (1986). New Technologies in Plant 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_3

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