Genetic Diversity of Jatropha curcas in Southern Mexico

Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-250

  Ovando Medina, Isidro ^a   Adriano Anaya, Lourdes ^a   Vázquez Ovando, Alfredo ^a   Ruiz González, Sonia ^a   Rincón Rabanales, Manuel ^a   Salvador Figueroa, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIAPAS   (Mexico)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4915-7_12     Document Type: Chapter

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