The scientific roots of modern plant biotechnology

Plant Cell

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1189-1198

  Sussex, Ian M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57749105464     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.058735     Document Type: Review

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