Transcriptional Regulation of Wood Formation in Tree Species

Plant Cell Monographs

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-158

  Zhong, Ruiqin ^a   Ye, Zheng Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84883406314     PISSN: 18611370     EISSN: 18611362     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36491-4_5     Document Type: Article

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