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Chapter 7. Stephen L. Clement, Massimo Cristofaro, Susan E. Cowgill, Susanne Weigand. 1999. Germplasm resources, insect resistance, and grain legume improvement. Pages 131-148. In: Stephen L. Clement, Sharron S. Quisenberry (editors). 1999. Global Plant Genetic Resources for Insect-Resistant Crops. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA, 295 pages.

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