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Ancestral Genetic Resources Provide an Alternative to GMO Crops
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Selekcija i semenarstvo
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0354-5881,2406-209X
DOI: 10.5937/selsem1701049s