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An arsenate tolerance gene on chromosome 6 of rice

Present address; University College of Agriculture, Calcutta University, 35 B.C. Road, Kolkata 700 019 West Bengal, India; 3Present address; Department of Soil, Water & Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangldesh
New Phytologist (impact factor: 6.64). 05/2004; 163(1):45 - 49. DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01109.x pp.45 - 49
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