Epigenetic modifications in plants under adverse conditions: Agricultural applications

Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 233-267

  Boyko, Alex ^a   Kovalchuk, Igor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

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EID: 84907787794     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5001-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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