Plant Gravitropism. Unraveling the Ups and Downs of a Complex Process

Plant Physiology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1677-1690

  Blancaflor, Elison B ^a   Masson, Patrick H ^b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0347063636     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.032169     Document Type: Review

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