Miscanthus: Genetic resources and breeding potential to enhance bioenergy production

Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 295-308

  Vermerris, Wilfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84900157426     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-70805-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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