Influence of testa colour and seed size on storage product composition in Brassica juncea

Plant Varieties and Seeds

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 73-81

  Morgan, C L ^a   Arthur, A E ^a   Rawsthorne, S ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 0031669383     PISSN: 09523863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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