VANGUARD1 - At the forefront of pollen tube growth

Plant Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 327-329

  Eckardt, Nancy A ^a  

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EID: 27944482945     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.104.170210     Document Type: Editorial

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