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The potential of potato haploids in breeding and genetic research

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  1. Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA and the University of Wisconsin in cooperation with the Inter-Regional Potato Introduction (IR-1) Project, USA

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Hougas, R.W., Peloquin, S.J. The potential of potato haploids in breeding and genetic research. American Potato Journal 35, 701–707 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855564

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