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  3. Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322, USA

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Barnes, P.W., Shinkle, J.R., Flint, S.D., Ryel, R.J. (2005). UV-B Radiation, Photomorphogenesis and Plant-Plant Interactions. In: Esser, K., Lüttge, U., Beyschlag, W., Murata, J. (eds) Progress in Botany. Progress in Botany, vol 66. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27043-4_13

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