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Erosion of genetic resources within seed genebanks: the role of seed containers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2007

César Gómez-Campo
César Gómez-Campo*
Affiliation:
Escuela T. S. de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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*Email: [email protected]
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Letter to the Editor
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , December 2006 , pp. 291 - 294
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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