- Award ID(s):
- 1750359
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10212322
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Annals of Botany
- Volume:
- 126
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0305-7364
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 807 to 824
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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