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  • 1The Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Medicinal Plant of Jiangsu Province, School of Life Science , Jiangsu Normal University , Xuzhou , Jiangsu 221116 , People's Republic of China.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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PubMed

Keywords:
drought toleranceroot developmentstomatal developmentwater uptake efficiencywater use efficiency

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