Fatty acid biosynthesis and regulation in plants

Plant Developmental Biology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 105-115

  Rajasekharan, R ^a,b   Nachiappan, V ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84900156846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04670-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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