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Heterosis in eggplant (Solanum melongena Linn.)

Prospects and problems in commercial production of hybrid seeds

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Sambandam, C.N. Heterosis in eggplant (Solanum melongena Linn.). Econ Bot 16, 71–76 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985293

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