Plant biotechnology and breeding: Allied for years to come

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-75

  Morandini, Piero ^a   Salamini, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 0038613748     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)00027-4     Document Type: Review

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