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WHEN meristem tips of the orchid, Cymbidium, are cultured, they do not give rise to one plant, but usually produce a mass of protocorms, each capable of developing into a plant1. Growth of meristems in shake culture increases the rate of multiplication of the protocorms2,3.
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WALKEY, D., WOOLFITT, J. Clonal Multiplication ofNicotiana rustica L. from Shoot Meristems in Culture. Nature 220, 1346–1347 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201346a0
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