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COHEN, M.F., MAZZOLA, M., YAMASAKI, H. (2006). Nitric oxide research in agriculture: bridging the plant and bacterial realms. In: RAI, A.K., TAKABE, T. (eds) Abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4389-9_5

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