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Transgenic Crops IV

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  1. Developmental Biology and Biotechnology, University of Hamburg, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609, Hamburg, Germany

    M. Girgi

  2. Food, Biological and Chemical Technologies (Bio/Chemtek), CSIR, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa

    M. M. O’Kennedy

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  1. School of Arts and Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, 2 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 46150, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

    Eng-Chong Pua

  2. Plant Sciences Division School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK

    Michael R. Davey

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Girgi, M., O’Kennedy, M.M. (2007). Pearl Millet. In: Pua, EC., Davey, M.R. (eds) Transgenic Crops IV. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 59. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36752-9_6

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