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In vitro flowering and seed formation in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)

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This work was supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through “Grain Legume Improvement Project.” The authors would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude to Professor Dr. Hans-Jörg Jacobsen, Department of Molecular Genetics, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany for providing technical collaboration. The authors are also grateful to Professor M. M. Haque for his kind help in preparing this manuscript.

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    R. H. Sarker, Subroto K. Das & M. I. Hoque

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Sarker, R.H., Das, S.K. & Hoque, M.I. In vitro flowering and seed formation in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 48, 446–452 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-012-9444-1

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