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In vitro clonal propagation and regeneration of the commercially important plant Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens)

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the following students: D Cervantes-Amezcua, JM Ochoa-Hernández, VA Gutierrez-Pedroza, MA Castañeda-Flores, and HV Martínez-Gomez for experimental assistance. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance for this work provided by COECyTJal project no.PS-2009-962.

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  1. Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Universidad 1115, Col. Lindavista, 47820, Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico

    Osvaldo A. Castellanos-Hernández, Gustavo J. Acevedo-Hernández, Florentina Zurita, Melesio Gutiérrez-Lomelí, Carmen L. Del Toro-Sánchez & Araceli Rodríguez-Sahagún

  2. Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Km. 15.5 Carr. Guadalajara-Nogales, Las Agujas, Nextipac, 45110, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

    Martha I. Torres-Morán

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Castellanos-Hernández, O.A., Acevedo-Hernández, G.J., Torres-Morán, M.I. et al. In vitro clonal propagation and regeneration of the commercially important plant Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens). In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 49, 620–625 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-013-9538-4

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