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Old 09-19-2011, 07:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Clonal Instability in Hua Moa

I have seen this a lot on 'Hua Moa' from Agri-Starts. Likely what happened is that there in an off type mutation in their culture line, and they are using the same lines to produce more plants. Often, after a certain number of culture cycles, the mutation rates get quite high. Normal 'Hua Moa' do not do this, it is unique to the Agri-Starts plants.
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