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Dida, M.M., Devos, K.M. (2006). Finger Millet. In: Kole, C. (eds) Cereals and Millets. Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34389-9_10
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