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trod
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Mai
ntai
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bryo
geni
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spen
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Mal
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Susc
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biot
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Nee
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r bio
tech
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for c
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bryo
geni
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spen
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Mic
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cultu
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: ®
not e
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or p
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pro
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®la
bour
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nsiv
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not i
deal
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an b
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in b
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Sing
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form
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for b
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embr
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mbr
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low
pla
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gene
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and
long
cul
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per
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®O
ptim
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ultip
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dev
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men
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d re
gene
ratio
n to
impr
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the
num
ber o
f pl
antle
ts re
cove
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mbr
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iffer
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once
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(L-
glut
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line)
in d
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enta
l m
edia
(liq
uid
and
solid
).®
Diff
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t pla
ting
dens
ity o
f em
bryo
s fo
r ge
rmin
atio
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Expl
ants
pre
-trea
ted
on s
olid
med
ia w
ith
23µM
of 2
, 4-D
and
sub
sequ
ently
tran
sfer
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to m
edia
with
10
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, 4-D
for 3
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mbr
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iffer
ent d
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opm
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edia
con
sist
ing
of
vary
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conc
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pro
line
and
glyc
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in
liqui
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sol
id m
edia
wer
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sted
. ®
Prol
ine
and
glyc
ine
have
pro
mot
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effe
cts
for
embr
yo d
evel
opm
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®H
igh
conc
entr
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n of
pro
line
in li
quid
med
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how
ever
pro
ve to
indu
ce a
bnor
mal
ity in
the
embr
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iffer
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tion
stag
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Abn
orm
aliti
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bser
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form
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ps
eudo
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xten
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nd
stun
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grow
th w
hich
eve
ntua
lly c
ause
d th
e em
bryo
s to
be
necr
otic
.
Embr
yo D
evel
opm
ent M
edia
DE
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Abn
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al e
mbr
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in p
rolin
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men
ted
liqui
d M
3 m
edia
. Em
bryo
s w
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long
(A-B
) and
sho
rt (C
-D) p
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dicl
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dev
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) Em
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s w
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xten
sive
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and
brow
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cou
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with
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form
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). (H
) A d
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root
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st
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and
(I) fu
sed
root
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str
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Con
trol
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evel
opin
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mat
ic e
mbr
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on s
olid
ified
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med
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cultu
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with
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pla
ting
dens
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200
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f sus
pend
ed em
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geni
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wer
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enly
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trid
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den
sity
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par
tially
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on 2
/3
(mod
erat
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nsity
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f the
pet
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igh
dens
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pari
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betw
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diffe
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em
bryo
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den
sity
on
solid
med
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nd
deve
lopm
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of m
atur
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mon
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den
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high
den
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mat
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and
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ocul
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®Th
e m
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urat
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need
ed to
obt
ain
mat
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embr
yos
in li
quid
med
ia w
as s
how
n to
be
ear
lier (
1.5
mon
th) t
han
that
nee
ded
in s
olid
m
edia
(2.5
mon
ths)
. ®
In a
ll m
edia
test
ed, r
egen
erat
ed p
lant
lets
ob
tain
ed in
liqu
id M
3 m
edia
was
hig
her t
han
that
obt
aine
d in
sol
id c
ount
erpa
rts.
Mor
pho-
hist
odiff
eren
tiatio
nst
ages
of
bana
na (c
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rang
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omat
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mbr
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. Acc
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percentage of plants (%)
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percentage of plants (%)
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cont
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cont
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geni
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indu
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edia
for d
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opm
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an e
nhan
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mbr
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prod
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to m
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