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Ammonia: Its Analogues, Metabolic Products and Site of Action in Somatic Embryogenesis

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Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 24-26))

Abstract

Nearly 20 years have passed since ammonia was recognized as an absolute requirement for somatic embryogenesis (SE) (3, 136) and presumably for andro-genesis and gynogenesis, i.e., gametophytic embryogenesis (GE). Today we still face a major question as to how ammonia is involved in such a transformation in somatic and gametophytic cells. The intervening years have indicated that the answer to this question is not simple.

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Durzan, D.J. (1987). Ammonia: Its Analogues, Metabolic Products and Site of Action in Somatic Embryogenesis. In: Bonga, J.M., Durzan, D.J. (eds) Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry. Forestry Sciences, vol 24-26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4484-8_6

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