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. 2004 Mar 22;16(Suppl):S18–S31. doi: 10.1105/tpc.015958

Multiple pathways in the decision to flower: enabling, promoting, and resetting.

Paul K Boss 1, Ruth M Bastow 1, Joshua S Mylne 1, Caroline Dean 1
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