Genomic evolution in Orobanchaceae

Parasitic Orobanchaceae: Parasitic Mechanisms and Control Strategies

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 267-286

  Wicke, Susann ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38146-1_15     Document Type: Chapter

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