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Research Article

Changes in alpha-and beta-amylase activities during seed germination of African finger millet

Dorothy Machunda Gimbi Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Naofumi Kitabatake Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Pages 481-488 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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