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. 1993 Oct;5(10):1147–1155. doi: 10.1105/tpc.5.10.1147

Physiological Signals That Induce Flowering.

G Bernier 1, A Havelange 1, C Houssa 1, A Petitjean 1, P Lejeune 1
PMCID: PMC160348  PMID: 12271018

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