Regulating phytonutrient levels in plants - Toward modification of plant metabolism for human health

Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 289-330

  Levin, Ilan ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

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