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1987 - 1991
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Thornburg, R.W. (1987) Plant Transformation with
Agrobacterium tumefaciens: A manual of methods. Molecular
Cellular and Developmental Biology Program, Iowa State University,
Ames, Iowa. |
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An, G., Mitra, A. Choi, H.K., Costa, M.A. An,
K., Thornburg, R.W., and Ryan, C.A. (1989) Functional analysis
of the 3' control region of the potato wound-inducible proteinase
inhibitor II gene. Plant Cell 1:115-122. |
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Kernan, A. and Thornburg, R.W. (1989) Auxin levels
regulate the expression of a wound-inducible proteinase inhibitor
II--chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene fusion in vitro
and in vivo. Plant Physiol. 91:73-77. |
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Thornburg, R.W., Kernan, A. and Molin, L. (1990)
CAT protein is expressed in transgenic tobacco in field tests
following attack by insects. Plant Physiol. 92:500-505. |
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C.A. Ryan, T. Moloshok, G. Pearce, G. An, R.W.
Thornburg, G. Hall, R. Johnson, E.E. Farmer, and C. Palm. (1990)
Engineering proteinase inhibitor genes for plant defense against
predators. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 97:9-14. |
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Negrerie, M., Bellefeuille, S.M., Whitham, S.,
Petrich, J.W., and Thornburg, R.W. (1990). A novel, non-invasive,
in-situ probe of protein structure and dynamics. J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 112:7419-7421. |
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Thornburg, R.W. (1990) New approaches to pest
resistance in trees. AgBiotech News and Information. 2:845-849. |
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Huang, J.-T., Hack, E., Thornburg, R.W., and
Myers, A.M. (1990). A yeast mitochondrial leader peptide functions
in vivo as a dual targeting signal for both mitochondria and
chloroplasts. Plant Cell 2:1249-1260. |
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Thornburg, R.W. (1991) Modes of Expression of
a Wound-inducible Gene in Field Trials of Transgenic Plants.
In Biotechnology Field Test Results, ed. MacKenzie,
D.R. and Henry, S.C. Agricultural Research Institute, Bethesda,
MD. pp. 147-154. |
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McNabb, H.S., Klopfenstein, N.B., Hanna, R.D.,
Hall, R.B., Hart, E.R., Heuchelin, S.A., Allen, K.K. and Thornburg,
R.W. (1991) A field test of transgenic hybrid poplar trees: Establishment
and growth through the second season. In Biotechnology
Field Test Results, ed. MacKenzie, D.R. and Henry, S.C.
Agricultural Research Institute, Bethesda, MD. pp. 155-159. |
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Thornburg, R.W. and Li, X. Auxin levels in decline
following wounding of tobacco leaves. (1991) Plant Physiol. 96:802-805. |
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Klopfenstein, N.B., Shi, N.-Q., Kernan, A., McNabb,
S.E., Hall, R.B., Hart, E.R., and Thornburg, R.W. (1991) Transgenic
Populus hybrid expresses a wound-inducible potato proteinase
inhibitor II-CAT gene fusion. Can. J. For. Res. 21:1321-1328. |
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McNabb, H.S., Hart, E.R., Hall, R.B., Klopfenstein,
N.B., Heuchelin, S.A., Allen, K.K. and Thornburg, R.W. (1991)
Use of Proteinase Inhibitor II Gene for Increased Pest Resistance
in Poplars. Proceedings of the North American Forest Insect Work
Conference. Denver, CO. |
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Park, S. and Thornburg, R.W. (1991) Use of Proteinase
Inhibitors for Crop Protection. Proceedings of the 21st Southern
Forest Tree Improvement Conference. Knoxville, TN. pp. 69-80. |
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Klopfenstein, N.B., McNabb, H.S., Hart, E.R.,
Hall, R.B., Hanna, R.D., Heuchlein, S.A., Allen, K.K., Shi, N.-Q.,
and Thornburg, R.W. (1992) Molecular approaches toward understanding
and improving defense systems of Populus. Proc. Joint Meetings
of the Task V Activity Groups on Exchange of Genetic Material
Pest/Disease Management and Joint Trials of Alnus, Populus, and
Salix. Iowa State University, Ames, August 22-27, pp. 79-91. |
1992-1994
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Santoso, D. and Thornburg, R.W. (1992) Production
and characterization of UMP synthase mutants from haploid cell
suspensions of Nicotiana tabacum. Plant Physiol. 99:1216-1225. |
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Thornburg, R.W., Park, S., and Li, X. (1992)
Hormonal Regulation of Wound-Inducible Proteinase Inhibitor II
Genes. In Control of Plant Gene Expression ed.
Verma, D.P. pp. 91-101. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL. |
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Park, S. and Thornburg, R.W. (1992) Expression
of Potato Proteinase Inhibitor II Genes in Transgenic Tobacco
Plants. Recent Progress in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
in Korea. pp. 181-186. |
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Thornburg, R.W., White, B.J., and Robyt, J.F.
(1993) Laboratory Experiments in Radiobiochemistry: A laboratory
manual for Biochemistry and Biophysics 521, Iowa State University,
Ames, Iowa. |
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Shi, N.-Q. and Thornburg, R.W. (1993) Construction
of a UMP synthase expression cassette. Gene 127:199-202. |
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Xu, D., McElroy, D., Thornburg, R.W., and Wu,
R. (1993) Systemic induction of a potato pin2 promoter
by wounding, methyl jasmonate and abscisic acid in transgenic
rice plants. Plant Molecular Biology 22:573-588 (1993). |
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Klopfenstein, N.B., McNabb, H.S., Hart, E.R.,
Hall, R.B., Hanna, R.D., Heuchlein, S.A., Allen, K.K., Shi, N.-Q.,
and Thornburg, R.W. (1993) Transformation of Populus hybrids
to study and improve pest resistance. Silvae genetica 42:86-90
(1993). |
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Rich, R.L., Négrerie, M., Li, J., Elliott,
S., Thornburg, R.W., and Petrich, J. W. (1993) The photophysical
probe, 7-azatryptophan in synthetic peptides. J. Photochem. Photobiol.
58:28-30. |
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Indiogine, E., Singh, I., McDermott, J., Campos,
F.A.P., and Thornburg, R.W. (1993) Expression of the cowpea papain
inhibitor in developing seeds of Vigna unguiculata L.
Life Science Advances - Plant Physiol. 12:117-122. |
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Maier, T., Zhou, L., Thornburg, R.W. (1995) Nucleotide
sequence of a cDNA encoding UMP synthase from Nicotiana tabacum
(GenBank U22260). Plant Physiol. 108:1747. |
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Chen, Y.-L., Park, S., Thornburg, R.W., Tabatabai,
L., and Kintinar, A. (1995) Structural characterization of the
active site of Brucella abortus Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase:
A 15N and 1H NMR investigation. Biochem. 34:12265-12275. |
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Zhou, L., Bartel, B., and Thornburg, R.W. (1995)
Nucleotide sequence of the Arabidopsis thaliana Nitrilase
1 gene (GenBank U38845). Plant Physiol. 110:337. |
1995-1998
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Santoso, D. and Thornburg, R.W. (1995).
The use of a heterologous antibody to characterize UMP synthase
mutant of tobacco cells. Menara Perkebunan 63:71-79. |
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Park, S. and Thornburg, R.W. (1996) Loss
of Specific Sequences in a Natural Variant of Potato Proteinase
Inhibitor II Gene Results in a Loss of Wound-Inducible Gene Expression.
Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology 39:104-111. |
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Zhou, L., Bartel, B., and Thornburg, R.W. (1996)
Nucleotide sequence of a pathogen-induced Nitrilase gene from
Arabidopsis thaliana: Nit2 (GenBank U47114). Plant
Physiol. 110:1048. |
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Park, S., and Thornburg, R.W. (1996) Isolation
of a Proteinase Inhibitor II gene that is not wound-inducible
(GenBank U45450). Plant Physiol. 110:1048. |
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McDermott, J. Meilan, R. and Thornburg, R.W.
(1996) Plant-Insect Interactions: The Hackberry Nipple Gall.
WWW Journal of Biology. 2:4. |
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Smirnov, A.S., English, D.S., Rich, R.L., Lane,
J., Teyton, L., Schwabacher, A.W., Luo, S., Thornburg, R.W.,
Petrich, J.W. (1997) Photophysics and biological applications
of 7-azaindole and its analogs. J. Phys. Chem. B 101:2758-2769. |
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Graham, R. and Thornburg, R.W. (1997) DNA sequence
of UDP Glucose:Indole-3-acetate ß-D-glucosyl transferase
from Arabidopsis thaliana (U81293). Plant Physiol. 113:1004. |
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Zhou, L., Lacroute, F., and Thornburg,
R.W. (1997) DNA sequence of dihydroorotase from Arabidopsis
thaliana (AF000146). Plant Physiol. 114:1569. |
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Kornaga, T., Zyzak, D., Kintinar, A., Baynes,
J.W., and Thornburg, R.W. (1997) Genetic and biochemical characterization
of a "lost" unstable flower color phenotype in interspecific
crosses of Nicotiana sp. WWW Journal of Biology 2:8. |
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Caviedes, M.A., Park, S., and Thornburg, R.W.
(1997) T7 RNA polymerase is expressed in plants in a nicked but
active form. Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology 40:271-276. |
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Santoso, D. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998) UMP synthase
is transcriptionally regulated during pyrimidine starvation in
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia. Plant Physiol. 116:815-821. |
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Zhou, L. Lacroute, F. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998)
Cloning, Expression in Escherichia coli, and Characterization
of Arabidopsis thaliana UMP/CMP Kinase. Plant Physiol.
117:245-254. |
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Weers, B. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998) Characterization
of the cDNA and gene encoding the Arabidopsis thaliana
AMP kinase (AF082882). Plant Physiol. 118:711. |
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Zhou, L. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998) Site Specific
mutagenesis of conserved residues in the phosphate binding loop
of the Arabidopsis UMP/CMP kinase alter ATP and UMP binding.
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 358:297-302. |
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Thornburg, R.W., Park, S., Caviedes, M., Santoso,
D. and Zhou, L. (1998) Selection of mutants in complex, undefined
biochemical pathways: Application of new technology to the wound-induction
pathway in plants. Proceedings of the International Symposium
on the Future and Development towards the 21st Century. Taegu
University November 27-28, 1998 pp 81-97. |
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Carter, C., Graham, R. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998)
Arabidopsis thaliana contains a large family of Germin-like
Proteins: Characterization of cDNA and genomic sequences encoding
12 unique family members. Plant Mol. Biol. 38:929-943. |
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Weers, B. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998) Characterization
of the cDNA and gene encoding the Arabidopsis thaliana
GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase (AF076484). Plant Physiol. 118:1101. |
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Carter, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (1998) Cloning
and characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana Germin-like
Protein 1 gene (AF090733). Plant Physiol. 118:1102. |
1999-2001
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Zhou, L. and Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Wound-inducible
genes in plants in Inducible Gene Expression in Plants. Reynolds,
P, Ed. CAB International, Wallingford,UK 127-167. |
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Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Chapter 28. Biosynthesis
and degradation of nucleotides. in Medical Biochemistry. Dominiczak,
M. and Baynes, J. eds. Mosby International. Lynton House, London
357-366. |
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Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Chapter 29. DNA in Medical
Biochemistry. Dominiczak, M. and Baynes, J. eds. Mosby International.
Lynton House, London 367-377. |
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Weers, B. and Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Characterization
of the cDNA and gene encoding an Arabidopsis thaliana
Uracil Phosphoribosyltransferase (AF116860). Plant Physiol. 119:1567. |
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Kafer, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Pyrimidine
Metabolism in Plants. Paths to Pyrimidines. 5:7-19. |
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Carter, C., and Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Germin-like
proteins: Structure, Phylogeny and Function. J. Plant Biol. 42:97-108. |
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Carter, C., Graham, R. and Thornburg, R.W. (1999)
Nectarin I is a novel, soluble germin-like protein expressed
in the nectar of Nicotiana sp Plant Mol. Biol.41:207-216. |
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Carter,
C. and Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Characterization of a Gymnosperm-like
Germin-like Protein (GLP7) Gene from Arabidopsis thaliana
(Accession No. AF170550). (PGR99-134) Plant Physiol. 121:
312. |
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Park,
S. and Thornburg, R.W. (1999) Characterization of UMP/CMP
Kinase cDNAs from Oryza sativa (AF187062, AF187063). (PGR99-174)
Plant Physiol. 121: 1383 |
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Park,
S. and Thornburg, R.W. (2000) Characterization of a cDNA
encoding UMP synthase from Oryza sativa (AF210322, AF210323
AF210324, AF210325). (PGR00-043) Plant Physiol. 122: 1457 |
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Djoko Santoso and Robert Thornburg (2000) Fluoroorotic
acid-selected Nicotiana plumbaginifolia cell lines with
a stable thymine starvation phenotype have lost the thymine-regulated
transcriptional program Plant Physiol. 123:1517-1524. |
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Carter, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2000) Tobacco
nectarin I: purification and characterization as a germin-like,
manganese superoxide dismutase implicated in the defense of floral
reproductive tissues. J. Biol. Chem. 275:36726-36733 |
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Kafer, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2000) Cytidine
deaminase from Arabidopsis thaliana show more similarity
to prokaryotic enzymes than to eukaryotic enzymes. J. Plant Biol.
43: 162-170. |
2002-Current
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Kafer, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2002) Thymine-starvation
up-regulates a region of the Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome
III containing both the UMP synthase gene and a proximal gene
encoding a novel F-box protein. J. Plant Biol. 45:161-169. |
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Park, S. and Thornburg, R.W. (2002) Sequence
analysis of a putative membrane transporter cDNA of Arabidopsis
thaliana. Agric. Chem. Biotechnol. 45:153-159. |
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Carter, C. and Thornburg (2003) The nectary-specific
pattern of expression of the tobacco Nectarin I promoter is regulated
by multiple promoter elements. Plant Mol. Biol. 51:451-457. |
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Thornburg, R.W., Carter, C., Powell, A., Rizhsky,
L., Mittler, R., and Horner, H.T. (2003) A major function of
the tobacco floral nectary is defense against microbial attack
Plant System. Evol. 238:211-218. |
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Carter, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2004) Tobacco
Nectarin V is a Flavin-Containing Berberine Bridge Enzyme-like
Protein with Glucose Oxidase Activity Plant Physiol. 134:460-469. |
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Kafer, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2004) Pyrimidine
metabolism in plants. Frontiers in Bioscience 9:1611-1625. |
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Carter, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2004) Tobacco
nectarin III is a bifunctional enzyme with monodehydroascorbate
reductase and carbonic anhydrase activities. Plant Mol. Biol.
54:415-425. |
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Carter, C. and Thornburg, R.W. (2004) Is the nectar redox cycle a floral defense against microbial attack. Trends in Plant Science 9:320-324 |
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Naqvi, S., Harper, A., Carter, C., Ren, G., Guirgis, A., York, W.S., and Thornburg, R.W. (2005) Nectarin IV, a potent endoglucanase inhibitor secreted into the nectar of ornamental tobacco plants: Isolation, cloning and characterization. Plant Physiol. 139:1389-1400 |
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Carter, C., Shafir, S., Vaknin, L., Palmer, R.G. and Thornburg, R.W. (2006) A novel role for proline in plant floral nectars. Naturwissenschaften 93:72-79 |
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Horner,H.T.; Healy, R.A.; Fritz, D.; Klyne, A.; Seames, C.; and Thornburg, R.W. (2007) Amyloplast to chromoplast conversion in developing ornamental tobacco floral nectaries provides sugar for nectar and antioxidants for protection. Am. J. Bot. 94:12-24 |
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Carter, C., Healy, R. OÕTool, N.M., Naqvi, S.S.M., Ren, G., Park, S., Beattie, G.A., Horner, H.T., and Thornburg, R.W. (2007) Tobacco nectaries constitutively express a novel NADPH oxidase that is implicated in the defense of floral reproductive tissues. Plant Physiol. 143:389-399 |
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Nicolson, S. and Thornburg, R.W. (2007) Nectar Chemistry in
Nectary and Nectar: A Modern Treatise. Pacini, E. Nepi, M., and Nicolson, S (eds) pp 215-263 |
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Thornburg, R.W. (2007) Molecular Biology of the Ornamental Tobacco Floral Nectary in
Nectary and Nectar: A Modern Treatise. Pacini, E. Nepi, M., and Nicolson, S (eds) pp 265-287 |
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Ren, G., Healy, R.A., Klyne, A.M., Horner, H.T., James, M.G., and Thornburg, R.W. (2007) Transient starch metabolism in ornamental tobacco floral nectaries regultes nectar composition and release. Plant Sci. 173:277-290 |
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Ren, G., Healy, R.A., Horner, H.T., James, M.G., and Thornburg, R.W. (2007) Expression of starch metabolic genes in the developing nectaries of ornamental tobacco plants. Plant Sci. 173:621-637 |
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