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What can tracer profiles tell us about the mechanisms giving rise to them? / Minchin, P. E. H.; Lees, M. J.; Thorpe, M. R. et al.
In: Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 47, No. 2, 1996, p. 275-284.

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Minchin, PEH, Lees, MJ, Thorpe, MR & Young, PC 1996, 'What can tracer profiles tell us about the mechanisms giving rise to them?', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 275-284. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/47.2.275

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Minchin, P. E. H., Lees, M. J., Thorpe, M. R., & Young, P. C. (1996). What can tracer profiles tell us about the mechanisms giving rise to them? Journal of Experimental Botany, 47(2), 275-284. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/47.2.275

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Minchin PEH, Lees MJ, Thorpe MR, Young PC. What can tracer profiles tell us about the mechanisms giving rise to them? Journal of Experimental Botany. 1996;47(2):275-284. doi: 10.1093/jxb/47.2.275

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Minchin, P. E. H. ; Lees, M. J. ; Thorpe, M. R. et al. / What can tracer profiles tell us about the mechanisms giving rise to them?. In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 1996 ; Vol. 47, No. 2. pp. 275-284.

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