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Soybean Hairy Root Transformation for the Analysis of Gene Function
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Integrative multi-trait phenotyping reveals coordinated root and antioxidant responses underlying drought tolerance
Chunlei Zhang1, Sobhi F Lamlom1,2, Huilong Hong3
1Soybean Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, China.
BMC Plant Biology
|March 3, 2026
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