Seed development

Plant Developmental Biology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 341-359

  Dubreucq, B ^a   Baud, S ^a   Debeaujon, I ^a   Dubos, C ^a   Marion Poll, A ^a   Miquel, M ^a   North, H ^a   Rochat, C ^a   Routaboul, J M ^a   Lepiniec, L ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

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EID: 84867675571     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02301-9_17     Document Type: Chapter

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