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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bruijn, F. J. de (Frans J. de), editor.
Title: The model legume Medicago truncatula / Frans J. de Bruijn.
Description: Hoboken : New Jersey John Wiley & Sons, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019023515 (print) | LCCN 2019023516 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119409168 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119409175 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119409151 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Genomics. | Legumes--Mediterranean Region. | Legumes--Research--Mediterranean Region.
Classification: LCC QH447 .M5945 2020 (print) | LCC QH447 (ebook) | DDC 572.8/6--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023515
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023516
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This work is dedicated to my two daughters, Waverly Ann de Bruijn-Klaw and Vanessa de Bruijn-Mina for their love and support and interest even from a distance, and to my grandchildren Elizabeth (Izzy), Ethan, and Elliott, and to my beloved late wife Cathy Senta-Loys de Bruijn for her love and understanding during the early editing of this book.