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Plants Defend Themselves Against Heavy Metals
A metabolite from maize roots protects the plants against arsenic toxicity.
Plants Defend Themselves Against Heavy Metals
Plants Defend Themselves Against Heavy Metals

A metabolite from maize roots protects the plants against arsenic toxicity.

A metabolite from maize roots protects the plants against arsenic toxicity.

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