Status of research on the sweetpotato biotechnology and prospects of the molecular breeding on marginal lands
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Kim, Ho Soo
(Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
Yoon, Ung-Han (Genomics Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) Lee, Chan-Ju (Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) Kim, So-Eun (Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) Ji, Chang Yoon (Research & Development Center, Korea Scientific Technique Industry Co., Ltd.) Kwak, Sang-Soo (Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) |
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