Orange Flesh Trait in Potato: Inheritance and Carotenoid Content
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0003-1062,2327-9788
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.118.1.145