Morphogenesis of flowers - Our evolving view

Plant Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 330-341

  Smyth, David R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 27944485285     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.104.030353     Document Type: Review

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