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. 1993 Oct;5(10):1411–1423. doi: 10.1105/tpc.5.10.1411

Somatic Embryogenesis: A Model for Early Development in Higher Plants.

JL Zimmerman 1
PMCID: PMC160372  PMID: 12271037

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