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Plant Cell Culture Protocols pp 51–60Cite as

Somatic Embryogenesis in Picea Suspension Cultures

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Abstract

Somatic embryogenesis is a nonsexual propagation process where somatic cells differentiate into somatic embryos (1). In gymnosperms, somatic embryogenesis was first reported in Picea abies (2,3), but has now been induced in a variety of cycads and conifers (4). The development of somatic embryos is similar in different coniferous species, and in principle, it resembles their zygotic counterparts during development.

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  1. Norwegian Forest Research Institute, Ås, Norway

    Ulrika Egertsdotter

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    Robert D. Hall

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Egertsdotter, U. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis in Picea Suspension Cultures. In: Hall, R.D. (eds) Plant Cell Culture Protocols. Methods In Molecular Biology™, vol 111. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-583-9:51

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