Camelina: A designer biotech oilseed crop

International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 610-613

  Collins Silva, Jillian E ^a   Lu, Chaofu ^b   Cahoon, Edgar B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867501615     PISSN: 08978026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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