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. 1993 Oct;5(10):1439–1451. doi: 10.1105/tpc.5.10.1439

Fruits: A Developmental Perspective.

G Gillaspy 1, H Ben-David 1, W Gruissem 1
PMCID: PMC160374  PMID: 12271039

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