Plant biotechnology: the importance of being accurate

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Twyman, Richard M.;
Ramessar, Koreen;
Quemada, Hector;
Capell Capell, Teresa;
Christou, Paul;
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(2009)
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Plant biotechnology: the importance of being accurate.
Trends in Biotechnology, 2009, vol. 27, núm. 11, p. 609-612.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.08.004.
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