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Organ formation in vitro as applicable to forest tree propagation

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Literature concerning the influences of auxins, adenine, kinetin, light, heat, time, age, and physical characteristics of the medium onin vitro organ formation by sterile seed-plant fragments is reviewed and integrated.

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Haissig, B.E. Organ formation in vitro as applicable to forest tree propagation. Bot. Rev 31, 607–626 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858610

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