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Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Haploid Embryogenesis

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Haploids in Crop Improvement II

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Boutilier, K., Fiers, M., Liu, CM., van der Geest, A.L.H. (2005). Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Haploid Embryogenesis. In: Don Palmer, C., Keller, W.A., Kasha, K.J. (eds) Haploids in Crop Improvement II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 56. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26889-8_5

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