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β-expansins are divergently abundant in maize cultivars that contrast in their degree of salt resistance

Christoph-Martin Geilfus Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian Albrechts University; Kiel, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina Neuhaus Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian Albrechts University; Kiel, Germany
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Karl H. Mühling Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian Albrechts University; Kiel, Germany
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Christian Zörb Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian Albrechts University; Kiel, Germany
Pages 1279-1281 | Received 31 May 2011, Accepted 06 Jun 2011, Published online: 01 Sep 2011

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