The Role of Fungicides in the Physiology of Higher Plants: Implications for Defense Responses

Botanical Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-172

  García, Pablo C ^a   Rivero, Rosa M ^a   Ruiz, Juan M ^a   Romero, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0347030009     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2003)069[0162:TROFIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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