Shaping up: The genetic control of leaf shape

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-72

  Kessler, Sharon ^a   Sinha, Neelima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1642485649     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2003.11.002     Document Type: Review

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