The genetic modification of cotton

Cotton: Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 103-129

  Orford, S ^a   Delaney, S ^a   Timmis, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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GENETIC MODIFICATIONS;

EID: 36949035253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845692483.2.103     Document Type: Chapter

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