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Light-Induced Stomatal Opening and the Postulated Role of Glycollic Acid

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HEATH, O., MANSFIELD, T. & MEIDNER, H. Light-Induced Stomatal Opening and the Postulated Role of Glycollic Acid. Nature 207, 960–962 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207960a0

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