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Inheritance of deficient tocopherol accumulation in sunflower seeds

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    L. DEL MORAL, B. PÉREZ-VICH, J. M. FERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍNEZ & L. VELASCO

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[Del Moral L., Pérez-Vich B., Fernández-Martinez J. M. and Velasco L. 2011 Inheritance of deficient tocopherol accumulation in sunflower seeds. J. Genet. 90, xx–xx]

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MORAL, L.D., PÉREZ-VICH, B., FERNÁNDEZ-MARTÍNEZ, J.M. et al. Inheritance of deficient tocopherol accumulation in sunflower seeds . J Genet 90, 489–491 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-011-0104-8

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