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Anderson, W.F., Casler, M.D., Baldwin, B.S. (2008). Improvement of Perennial Forage Species as Feedstock for Bioenergy. In: Vermerris, W. (eds) Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70805-8_12
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