Genetic approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Increasing carbon capture and decreasing environmental impact

Climate Change and Crop Production

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 139-150

  Parry, Martin A J ^a   Hawkesford, Malcolm J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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