Progress in understanding the biosynthesis of amylose

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 462-467

  Ball, Steven G ^a   Van De Wal, Marion H B J ^b   Visser, Richard G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0032432578     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01342-9     Document Type: Review

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