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    Clonal Propagation of Woody Species

    • Last Update: 2021-01-15
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Tissue-culture technology is widely used for the vegetative propagation of selected plants in agriculture and horticulture and, to a lesser extent, in forestry. The objective is to produce large numbers of plants with uniform quality. Historically, commercial applications of this technology were restricted to herbaceous plants. However, for the last two decades, considerable success has been obtained with woody plants (
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