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. 1993 Oct;5(10):1337–1348. doi: 10.1105/tpc.5.10.1337

Gametes and Fertilization: Maize as a Model System for Experimental Embryogenesis in Flowering Plants.

C Dumas 1, HL Mogensen 1
PMCID: PMC160366  PMID: 12271033

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