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Role of phenylpropanoid compounds in plant responses to different stress factors

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Solecka, D. Role of phenylpropanoid compounds in plant responses to different stress factors. Acta Physiol Plant 19, 257–268 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-997-0001-1

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