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Vian, A, E Davies, M Gendraud and P Bonnet. 2016

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Vian, A, E Davies, M Gendraud and P Bonnet · 2016

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Vian, A, E Davies, M Gendraud and P Bonnet (2016). Vian, A, E Davies, M Gendraud and P Bonnet. 2016.
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@article{vian_a_e_davies_m_gendraud_and_p_bonnet_2016_ce4893,
  author = {Vian and A and E Davies and M Gendraud and P Bonnet},
  title = {Vian, A, E Davies, M Gendraud and P Bonnet. 2016},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.3390/plants9091139},
  
}
DOI: 10.3390/plants9091139

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