Membrane-Transport Systems for Sucrose in Relation to Whole-Plant Carbon Partitioning

Molecular Plant - Tập 4 Số 3 - Trang 377-394 - 2011
Brian G. Ayre1
1University of North Texas, Department of Biological Sciences, Denton, Texas, USA

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