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The chromosome numbers of seedlings from the crossSolanum demissum × tuberosum backcrossed byS. tuberosum

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Cooper, J.P., Howard, H.W. The chromosome numbers of seedlings from the crossSolanum demissum × tuberosum backcrossed byS. tuberosum . Journ. of Genetics 50, 511–521 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02986846

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