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Genetic manipulation of floral pigmentation genes

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    Joseph N. M. Mol, Antoine R. Stuitje & Alexander van der Krol

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Mol, J.N.M., Stuitje, A.R. & van der Krol, A. Genetic manipulation of floral pigmentation genes. Plant Mol Biol 13, 287–294 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00025316

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