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THIDIAZURON INDUCES HIGH FREQUENCY SHOOT BUD FORMATION FROM BEGONIA PETIOLE TRANSVERSE THIN CELL LAYER CULTURE Duong Tan Nhut1*, Nguyen Thanh Hai1, Phan Xuan Huyen1, Doan Thi Quynh Huong1, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang1 and Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva2 Department of Plant Biotechnology, Dalat Institute of Biology 6 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, Dalat, Lam Dong, Vietnam, Tel.: +84 91 8313045, Fax: +84 63 831028, E-mail: duongtannhut@yahoo.com 2 Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Ikenobe, 2393, Kagawa-ken, 761-0795, Japan


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