Genetics of sex determination in flowering plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 130-136

  Lebel Hardenack, Sabine ^a   Grant, Sarah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031127494     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(97)01012-1     Document Type: Review

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