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Form and function of plant structures in the AmericanMaydeae and their significance for breeding

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Galinat, W.C. Form and function of plant structures in the AmericanMaydeae and their significance for breeding. Econ Bot 17, 51–59 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985353

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