- Award ID(s):
- 1822162
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10336429
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Volume:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 1664-462X
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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