Trade-offs between pathogen and herbivore resistance

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-314

  Felton, Gary W ^a   Korth, Kenneth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0033919578     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00086-8     Document Type: Review

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