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Investigations on the autotetraploids of the cultivated and the wild types of jute (Corchorus olitorius Linn. andC. capsularis Linn.)

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Datta, R.M. Investigations on the autotetraploids of the cultivated and the wild types of jute (Corchorus olitorius Linn. andC. capsularis Linn.). Der Züchter 33, 17–33 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709809

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