Root-targeted biotechnology to mediate hormonal signaling and improve crop stress tolerance

Ghanem, Michel Edmond; Hichri, Imène; Smigocki, Ann C.; Albacete, Alfonso; Fauconnier, Marie-Laure; Diatloff, Eugene; Martinez-Andujar, Cristina; Lutts, Stanley; Dood, Ian C.; Perez-Alfocea, Francisco

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Root-targeted biotechnology to mediate hormonal signaling and improve crop stress tolerance

Ghanem, Michel Edmond; Hichri, Imène; Smigocki, Ann C. et al.

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Ghanem, Michel Edmond; Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) > Earth and Life Institute (ELI-A) > Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie végétale (GRPV)

Hichri, Imène; Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) > Earth and Life Institute (ELI-A) > Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie végétale (GRPV)

Smigocki, Ann C.; Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville (USA)

Albacete, Alfonso; CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo (Murcia, Spain)

Fauconnier, Marie-Laure ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Biologie végétale

Diatloff, Eugene

Martinez-Andujar, Cristina

Lutts, Stanley; Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) > Earth and Life Institute (ELI-A) > Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie végétale (GRPV)

Dood, Ian C.

Perez-Alfocea, Francisco

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Root-targeted biotechnology to mediate hormonal signaling and improve crop stress tolerance

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