Emerging evidence indicates a close connection between cell‐cycle progression and the plant immune responses. In Arabidopsis,
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10047498
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- Journal Name:
- The Plant Journal
- Volume:
- 93
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0960-7412
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- p. 66-78
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- National Science Foundation
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