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The low-molecular-weight volatiles released by a variety of plant tissue cultures were examined by gas chromatography. Callus cultures invariably produced carbon dioxide, ethylene, acetaldehyde and ethanol. In cultures with developed shoots, ethanol was absent and acetaldehyde was detected only rarely.
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Thomas', D.d.S., Murashige, T. Volatile emissions of plant tissue cultures. In Vitro 15, 654–658 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02618242
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