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Powell, W.A., Maynard, C.A., Boyle, B., SéGuin, A. (2006). Fungal and Bacterial Resistance in Transgenic Trees. In: Fladung, M., Ewald, D. (eds) Tree Transgenesis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32199-3_11

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