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Research Article

Allelic variations for lycopene-ε-cyclase and β-carotene hydroxylase genes in maize inbreds and their utilization in β-carotene enrichment programme

Vignesh MuthusamyDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi110012, IndiaView further author information
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Firoz HossainDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi110012, IndiaView further author information
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Nepolean ThirunavukkarasuDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi110012, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-539XView further author information
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Supradip SahaDivision of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi110012, IndiaView further author information
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Hari Shanker GuptaDivision of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi110012, India;Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), New Delhi110012, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manuel Tejada MoralUniversity of Seville, SpainView further author information
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Article: 1033141 | Received 16 Jan 2015, Accepted 19 Mar 2015, Published online: 13 Apr 2015

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