A Shot in the Dark: How Parasitic Plants Find Host Roots
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A shot in the dark: how parasitic plants find host roots.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Plant Cell
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1040-4651,1532-298X
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.220412