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Somatic Embryogenesis Research on Fruit Trees in India

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 67))

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The progress in the field of somatic embryogenesis of woody perennials has been quite noteworthy in the past decade (Jain et al. 1995, 1999). Although most of the economically important woody species still prove to be recalcitrant, specially when propagated using mature tissues. Nevertheless, limited success in propagation of a number of commercially important angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species has been achieved (Tzfira et al. 1998). These encouraging results have given a tremendous boost to the research in this field, especially the fruit trees. This chapter will familiarize the readers with the work done over the years and the ongoing research in India on somatic embryogenesis of fruit trees.

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    Rajani Nadgauda, Gaurav Mathur & Shilpa Gogte

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Nadgauda, R., Mathur, G., Gogte, S. (2000). Somatic Embryogenesis Research on Fruit Trees in India. In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 67. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3030-3_7

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