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The Micropropagation Unit at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is primarily concerned with the in vitro propagation of plant species which have been found difficult to propagate using conventional methods. The function of the Unit is therefore not one of pure research but rather to act as an extension to the propagation facilities of the nursery, dealing with a wide range of botanic garden species and producing a sufficient number of plants for Kew’s living collections and distributing surplus material to other centres.
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Woods, A. (1985). The potential for the in vitro propagation of a number of economically important plants for arid areas. In: Wickens, G.E., Goodin, J.R., Field, D.V. (eds) Plants for Arid Lands. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6830-4_24
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