Crop transformation and the challenge to increase yield potential

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 70-75

  Sinclair, Thomas R ^a   Purcell, Larry C ^b   Sneller, Clay H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1242344201     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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