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Weselake, R.J. (2005). Storage Product Metabolism in Microspore-Derived Cultures of Brassicaceae. 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_6

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