Salinity-mediated cyanogenesis in white clover (Trifolium repens) affects trophic interactions
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Salinity-mediated cyanogenesis in white clover (Trifolium repens) affects trophic interactions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Botany
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1095-8290,0305-7364
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu141