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Hiroko Kawai-Toyooka1, Chihiro Kuramoto, Kyoko Orui

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397 Japan.

Plant & Cell Physiology
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Plant biotechnologyGene knockdownAdiantumGenomics tools

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