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Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops

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Bouton, J. (2008). Improvement of Switchgrass as a Bioenergy Crop. In: Vermerris, W. (eds) Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70805-8_11

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