Physical, metabolic and developmental functions of the seed coat

Volodymyr Radchuk1, Ljudmilla Borisjuk1

  • 1Heterosis, Molecular Genetics, Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung Gatersleben, Germany.

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