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Somatic Embryogenesis in Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)

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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a nitrogen fixing tree species and is planted globally. It grows rapidly, 2–6 cm/day (Hanover et al., 1992), and often out-competes weeds and other vegetation. This species has many beneficial attributes which facilitate the use of biotechnological approaches for genetically improving this tree legume. These include a small genome size (2.4 pg), amenability to tissue culture, and the relative ease with which it can be manipulated through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (Han, 1991; Han et al., 1993a; reviewed in Han et al., 1998).

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Han, K.H., Park, Y.G. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis in Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.). In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4774-3_10

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