Biosafety considerations for selectable and scorable markers used in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) biotechnology

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Issue		Environ. Biosafety Res. Volume 4, Number 2, April-June 2005


Page(s)		89 - 102
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ebr:2005016
Published online		15 November 2005

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