Genetic enhancement of tomato fruit nutritive value

Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops Volume 2: Tomato

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 193-238

  Stommel, John R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES; LYCOPERSICON; NUTRITIVE VALUES; POLLEN FERTILITY; TOMATO FRUITS;

CHROMOSOMES;

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