DNA methylation-associated epigenetic changes in stress tolerance of plants

Molecular Stress Physiology of Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 427-440

  Yaish, Mahmoud W ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

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EID: 84930690036     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-0807-5_17     Document Type: Chapter

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