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EFFICIENT MICROPROPAGATION OF PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS (L.) BL. CV. COOL BREEZE USING INFLORESCENCE AXIS ThIN SECTIONS AS EXPLANTS Pinaki Sinha1, Mohammad Lokman hakim2, and Mohammad Firoz Alam1* Department of Botany, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, *Fax: 880-721-750064, *E-mail: falambiotech@lycos.com 2 Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Gonokbari, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh


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