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There is currently considerable interest in developing techniques for producing somatic embryos from conifers. Somatic embryos could be used for micropropagation of trees with desirable characteristics such as improved dimension increment, better quality wood and disease resistance. The availability of somatic embryos would also provide excellent experimental material for basic studies of conifer embryo development. Finally, embryogenic callus and suspension cultures should facilitate the development of a protoplast regeneration system to be used in future genetic manipulation studies. The use of embryogenic material has previously proved successful for developing protoplast systems with other recalcitrant species (e.g. Vasil and Vasil 1986).
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Fowke, L., Hakman, I. (1988). Somatic Embryogenesis in Conifers. In: Pais, M.S.S., Mavituna, F., Novais, J.M. (eds) Plant Cell Biotechnology. NATO ASI Series, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73157-0_8
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