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Somaclonal plants raised from protoplast-derived callus of 3 cultivars of potato exhibited marked morphological variation, and the tubers showed a wide range of shape, colour and size. The protoplast-derived cell colonies (1 mm), and the meristems excised from these in vitro regenerated plants frozen at -196C revived, and developed into plants capable of undergoing tuberization. The plants were normal-looking, and the tubers were uniform in size and shape. The significance of the cryopreservation of somaclones is discussed.
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Bajaj, Y.P.S. (1986). Cryopreservation of Potato Somaclones. In: Somaclonal Variations and Crop Improvement. Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7733-5_26
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