Perspective of the Sugarcane Industry in Brazil

Tropical Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-8

  Arruda, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biotechnology; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954637502     PISSN: 19359756     EISSN: 19359764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12042-011-9074-5     Document Type: Article

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