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Tew, T.L., Cobill, R.M. (2008). Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) as an Energy Crop. In: Vermerris, W. (eds) Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70805-8_9

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