Photoperiodic Control of Flowering in Plants

Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 121-138

  Wu, Faqiang ^a   Hanzawa, Yoshie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b16675-9     Document Type: Chapter

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