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It was disclosed in the mid- to late-1950’s that cultured higher plant cells could develop into plantlets via a series of developmental events closely resembling zygotic embryogenesis. As the information base grew, it was recognized that this route of multiplication offered potential for mass cloning of elite specimens. Even so, it became apparent rather quickly that not nearly enough was known about the factors controlling somatic embryogenesis so that these ideas could be applied with any degree of confidence to very many species or cultivars (6).
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Krikorian, A.D., Kann, R.P., O’Connor, S.A., Fitter, M.S. (1986). Totipotent Suspensions as a Means of Multiplication. 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_5
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