INHIBITION OF POLYAMINE BIOSYNTHESIS BY L-CANAVANINE AND ITS EFFECT ON MERISTEMATIC ACTIVITY, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT OF ZEA MAYS ROOTS

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