Two different modes of early development and nitrogen assimilation in gymnosperm seedlings

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-199

  García Gutiérrez, Angel ^a   Dubois, Frédéric ^b   Cantón, Francisco R ^a,c   Gatlardo, Fernando ^a   Sangwan, Rajbir S ^b   Cánovas, Francisco M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031930715     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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