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This chapter deals with the isolation, purification and culture of plant cells derived from leaves, cell suspensions, immature and mature pollen.

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Negrutiu, I., Gharti-Chhetri, G.B. (1991). Cellular Techniques. In: Negrutiu, I., Gharti-Chhetri, G.B. (eds) A Laboratory Guide for Cellular and Molecular Plant Biology. BioMethods. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7502-8_1

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