Mechanisms of flood tolerance in wheat and rice. The role of leaf gas films during plant submergence

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Mechanisms of flood tolerance in wheat and rice. The role of leaf gas films during plant submergence. / Herzog, Max.

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2017.

Research output: Book/ReportPh.D. thesis

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Herzog, M 2017, Mechanisms of flood tolerance in wheat and rice. The role of leaf gas films during plant submergence. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. <https://soeg.kb.dk/permalink/45KBDK_KGL/fbp0ps/alma99122810908305763>

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Herzog, M. (2017). Mechanisms of flood tolerance in wheat and rice. The role of leaf gas films during plant submergence. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. https://soeg.kb.dk/permalink/45KBDK_KGL/fbp0ps/alma99122810908305763

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Herzog M. Mechanisms of flood tolerance in wheat and rice. The role of leaf gas films during plant submergence. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2017.

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Herzog, Max. / Mechanisms of flood tolerance in wheat and rice. The role of leaf gas films during plant submergence. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2017.

Bibtex

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