Opuntia and Other Cacti: Applications and Biotechnological Insights

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  2010

• Venue

  Tropical Plant Biology

• Publication date

  2010-08-24

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s12042-010-9055-0
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