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Light-dependent herbicides: an overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

F. Dan Hess
F. Dan Hess*
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AffyAgro Unit of Affymax Research Institute, 3410 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051; dan_hess@affymax.com
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Weed Science , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 160 - 170
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