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Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
Official Journal of the Societa Botanica Italiana
Volume 154, 2020 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Using scientific names guarantees universality of communication in science… but are plant biologists aware of it?

Lorenzo PeruzziDepartment of Biology, Unit of Botany, Università of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1000-1002 | Received 23 Dec 2019, Accepted 25 Feb 2020, Published online: 12 Mar 2020

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