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Kolár, J., Johnson, C.H., Machácková, I. (2002). Presence and Possible Role of Melatonin in A Short-Day Flowering Plant, Chenopodium rubrum. In: Olcese, J. (eds) Melatonin After Four Decades. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 460. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46814-X_46
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