Impact of reduced lignin on plant fitness

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 812-819

  Pedersen, J F ^a   Vogel, K P ^a   Funnell, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 18744388042     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.0155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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