HARNESSING PLANT BIOMASS FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOMATERIALS Deciphering gene regulatory networks that control seed development and maturation in Arabidopsis
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Received 31 October 2007; revised 12 February 2008; accepted 14 February 2008. For correspondence (fax +33 1 3083 3111; e-mail [email protected]). Present addresses: Departamento de Biologı́a Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnologı́a, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 510-3, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62250, Mexico. Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Végétale, UMR CNRS 5168, CEA, INRA, UJF, CEA 17 rue des Martyrs, Bâtiment C2, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
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