Walnuts

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2007, Pages 349-370

  Britton, M T ^b   Leslie, C H ^b   McGranahan, G H ^b   Dandekar, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84940286231     PISSN: 0934943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-49161-3_14     Document Type: Chapter

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