Applied cell biology of sulphur and selenium in plants

Plant Cell Monographs

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 247-272

  Sayyar Khan, M ^a   Hell, R ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 84926669590     PISSN: 18611370     EISSN: 18611362     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-41787-0_8     Document Type: Article

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