Stacking transgenes in forest trees

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 363-365

  Halpin, Claire ^a   Boerjan, Wout ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0042194841     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00155-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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