Brassinosteroids in Cucurbits: Modulators of Plant Growth Architecture and Stress Response

Renata Słomnicka1, Magdalena Cieplak1, Ana Montserrat Martín-Hernández2,3

  • 1Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159 Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.

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