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Pectic Polysaccharides in the Growth of Plant Cells: Molecular Structural Factors and Their Role in the Germination of White Mustard

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GOULD, S., REES, D., RICHARDSON, N. et al. Pectic Polysaccharides in the Growth of Plant Cells: Molecular Structural Factors and Their Role in the Germination of White Mustard. Nature 208, 876–878 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208876a0

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