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Somatic Embryogenesis from Grape Callus

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Created 7/8/2003

This photograph of cultured grape callus captures the different stages of somatic embryo development. Globular, torpedo, heart, and cotyledon stage embryos are all visible in this sample. We used the ITG's new Canon EOS-1Ds to capture this image, and minimally adjusted it in Photoshop to provide a slightly better contrast with the background.

Credits

  • Richard Mulwa , Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Dr. Robert Skirvin , Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Benjamin Grosser , ITG, Beckman Institute
  • Daniel E. Weber , ITG, Beckman Institute
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