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Cryopreservation of Plant Protoplasts

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Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 38))

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Isolated plant protoplasts are most commonly liberated from tissues,

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    Michael W. Pennington

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W., B. (1995). Cryopreservation of Plant Protoplasts. In: Day, J.G., Pennington, M.W. (eds) Cryopreservation and Freeze-Drying Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 38. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-296-5:91

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