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Production of a nitrate reductase deficient streptomycin resistant mutant of Nicotiana tabacum for somatic hybridization studies
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Production of a nitrate reductase deficient streptomycin resistant mutant of Nicotiana tabacum for somatic hybridization studies

  • J D Hamill1,
  • D Pental1,
  • E C Cocking1 &
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  • A J Müller1 na1 

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  1. A J Müller: Zentralinstitut für Genetic und Kulturpflanzenforschung, 4325-Gatersleben, GDR.

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Hamill, J., Pental, D., Cocking, E. et al. Production of a nitrate reductase deficient streptomycin resistant mutant of Nicotiana tabacum for somatic hybridization studies. Heredity 50, 197–200 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1983.21

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