New paradigms in plant embryogenesis: Maternal control comes in different flavors

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 325-327

  Ray, Animesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0031715614     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01293-X     Document Type: Article

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