Oil and Fatty Acids in Seed of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and Some Related and Unrelated Solanum Species
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Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Genetic Resources Unit, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, Georgia 30223, USA Department of Chemistry, Gordon College, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA 01984 USA Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 748, Tifton, Georgia 31793 USA Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bio-Oils Research Unit, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL 61604 USA
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