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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the cooperation in COST87 and COST822,
especially that of Walter Preil and his co-workers in Ahrensburg, Germany,
for continuous support during the construction of the bioreactor suite. The
embryogenic Cyclamen culture (cell line 3738-VIII) was generously shared
with us through COST822 by Hans-Georg Schwenkel and his co-workers in
Erfurt, Germany. The building of these bioreactors would not have been
possible without the engineers in the NLH workshop; John Granly and Arne
Svendsen. Tom Ringstad has been invaluable in his technical support at all
times. We also acknowledge invaluable assistance from technicians in the
Plant Cell Laboratory with the growth of various cultures over the years;
Anne Nilsen, Jens P. Jensen, Tone I. Eliassen and Tone I. Melby. The
Norwegian Research Council is thanked for financing the project of
construction and building through The Biotechnology Programme in
Agriculture.
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