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. 1995 Jul;7(7):1099–1111. doi: 10.1105/tpc.7.7.1099

Adaptations to Environmental Stresses.

HJ Bohnert 1, DE Nelson 1, RG Jensen 1
PMCID: PMC160917  PMID: 12242400

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