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Jones, R.G.W., Gorham, J. (1983). Osmoregulation. In: Lange, O.L., Nobel, P.S., Osmond, C.B., Ziegler, H. (eds) Physiological Plant Ecology III. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 12 / C. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68153-0_3

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