Engineering Plant Biomass Lignin Content and Composition for Biofuels and Bioproducts
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Engineering Plant Biomass Lignin Content and Composition for Biofuels and Bioproducts
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عنوان ژورنال: Energies
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en8087654