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10.1105/tpc.18.0090530979795PMC6588310- Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
- Publisher(Ko) :한국원예학회
- Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
- Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
- Received Date : 2026-08-06
- Revised Date : 2026-09-15
- Accepted Date : 2026-10-01
- DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20260041


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