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Developmental and Functional Biology of the Endosperm — A Medley of Cellular Interactions

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(2006). Developmental and Functional Biology of the Endosperm — A Medley of Cellular Interactions. In: Double Fertilization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27792-7_7

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