Root Hairs: Specialized Tubular Cells Extending Root Surfaces

Botanical Review

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-40

  Peterson, R Larry ^a   Farquhar, Melissa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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FRANKIA; FUNGI; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0002380075     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02868919     Document Type: Review

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