Somaclonal variation — a novel source of variability from cell cultures for plant improvement

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Summary

It is argued that this variation in plant cell culture itself generates genetic variability (somaclonal variation) that may be employed to enhance the exchange required in sexual hybrids for the introgression of desirable alien genes into a crop species.

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1981-10-01
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Somaclonal variation, Biology, Introgression, Hybrid, Plant biochemistry

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