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Carmen, C.G. (2008). Electrical Control Of Plant Morphogenesis. In: Gupta, S.D., Ibaraki, Y. (eds) Plant Tissue Culture Engineering. Focus on Biotechnology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3694-1_21

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