Towards the rational design of cereal starches

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 204-210

  Morell, Matthew K ^a   Myers, Alan M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14744270937     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2005.01.009     Document Type: Review

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