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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Novel β-1,3-Glucanase Gene from Rice

Tomoya YAMAGUCHIPlant Physiology Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region Shimo-kuriyagawa, Morioka 020-0198, Japan
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Katsuhiro NAKAYAMAPlant Physiology Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region Shimo-kuriyagawa, Morioka 020-0198, Japan
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Takami HAYASHIPlant Physiology Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region Shimo-kuriyagawa, Morioka 020-0198, Japan
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Yoshiyuki TANAKAPlant Physiology Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8602, Japan
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Setsuo KOIKEPlant Physiology Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region Shimo-kuriyagawa, Morioka 020-0198, Japan
Pages 1403-1406 | Received 27 Dec 2001, Accepted 20 Feb 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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