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- Department of Plant Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
- This research was supported by financial and logistical assistance from the W. R. Grace Chemical Company and Paul Ecke Poinsettias. This study is contribution 26–91 of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.