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    Dick L. Auld

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Auld, D.L., Zanotto, M.D., McKeon, T., Morris, J.B. (2009). Castor. In: Vollmann, J., Rajcan, I. (eds) Oil Crops. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77594-4_10

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