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We apologize to those colleagues whose work we were unable to review because of lack of space. We thank Kevin Gould for reviewing the manuscript. Work in our laboratory is supported by grants from the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (SPE, Grant 1088-01a), the Conseil Régional de Bourgogne, and the Ministère de l’Education Nationale de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche.
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Lamotte, O., Courtois, C., Barnavon, L. et al. Nitric oxide in plants: the biosynthesis and cell signalling properties of a fascinating molecule. Planta 221, 1–4 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-005-1494-8
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