Combining chemical and genetic approaches to increase drought resistance in plants
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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE101488 | GEO | 2017/08/14
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA394661
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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