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. 1995 Mar;107(3):673–677. doi: 10.1104/pp.107.3.673

What Controls the Amount and Structure of Starch in Storage Organs?

A M Smith 1, K Denyer 1, C R Martin 1
PMCID: PMC157181  PMID: 12228390

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