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In the extended-time experiment, shortened-internode shoots were evident after only two months in proliferation culture.","Ex vitro evaluations were made over two fruiting seasons for growth habit, vigor, flowering, and fruiting. In the third fruiting season, ploidy diagnoses were made using stomate size, pollen diameter, and chromosome number. Under field conditions, shortened-internode and chimeral plants persisted as unique types. However, somaclonal variation was evident for vigor, primocane erectness, and flowering. Thus, the shortened-internode group was subclassified into intermediate and dwarf types. No differences were observed in ploidy level or pollen diameter. Chimeral stomates were larger than intermediate-type or dwarf-type stomates; this suggested chromosomal differences or a synergistic effect due to mixed tissue types in the chimeral plants.","Weight-free selection was imposed on ex vitro field plot plants; twelve were retained for advanced testing.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T20:45:13Z (GMT). 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