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. 1997 Feb;113(2):313–319. doi: 10.1104/pp.113.2.313

Making Sense of Senescence (Molecular Genetic Regulation and Manipulation of Leaf Senescence).

S Gan 1, R M Amasino 1
PMCID: PMC158144  PMID: 12223609

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