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Chemical analyses of seeds II: Oil and protein content of 759 species

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    Quentin Jones

  2. Northern Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois

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Jones, Q., Earle, F.R. Chemical analyses of seeds II: Oil and protein content of 759 species. Econ Bot 20, 127–155 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904010

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