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Androgenesis has been induced in excised anthers of two tetraploid species ofArachis. The pollen underwent various modes of development leading to the formation of pollen-embryos and callus.
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Bajaj, Y.P.S., Labana, K.S. & Dhanju, M.S. Induction of pollen-embryos and pollen-callus in anther cultures ofArachis hypogaea andA. glabrata . Protoplasma 103, 397–399 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01276965
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