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Main Authors: Xiaowen He, Yanhong Huo, Xiuxia Liu, Qianqian Zhou, Shouqian Feng, Xiang Shen, Baohua Li, Shujing Wu, Xuesen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Horticulture Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-018-0030-5