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10.3390/horticulturae7030050- Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
- Publisher(Ko) :한국원예학회
- Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
- Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
- Volume : 44
- No :1
- Pages :80-92
- Received Date : 2025-08-14
- Revised Date : 2025-09-16
- Accepted Date : 2025-10-14
- DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20250072


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