Hybrid poplar (P. tremula x P. alba ) outer vs inner bark transcriptome
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ORGANISM(S): Populus tremula x Populus alba
PROVIDER: GSE84951 | GEO | 2017/07/31
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA335737
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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