Alfalfa

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2007, Pages 321-335

  Sengupta Gopalan, C ^b   Bagga, S ^b   Potenza, C ^b   Ortega, J L ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 85014834546     PISSN: 0934943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-71711-9_18     Document Type: Chapter

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