Improving photosynthesis and yield potential

Improvement of Crop Plants for Industrial End Uses

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 27-58

  Amthor, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

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EID: 77952859658     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5486-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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