Opportunities for regulation of sugar beet storage root growth
β Scribed by M. C. Elliott; D. J. Hosford; Jane I. Smith; D. K. Lawrence
- Book ID
- 105642292
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 496 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3134
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