A simple, reliable, and inexpensive solution for contact color measurement in small plant samples

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A simple, reliable, and inexpensive solution for contact color measurement in small plant samples. / Sanmartín, Patricia; Gambino, Michela; Fuentes, Elsa; Serrano, Miguel.

I: Sensors, Bind 20, Nr. 8, 2348, 2020.

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Sanmartín, P, Gambino, M, Fuentes, E & Serrano, M 2020, 'A simple, reliable, and inexpensive solution for contact color measurement in small plant samples', Sensors, bind 20, nr. 8, 2348. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082348

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Sanmartín, P., Gambino, M., Fuentes, E., & Serrano, M. (2020). A simple, reliable, and inexpensive solution for contact color measurement in small plant samples. Sensors, 20(8), [2348]. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082348

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Sanmartín P, Gambino M, Fuentes E, Serrano M. A simple, reliable, and inexpensive solution for contact color measurement in small plant samples. Sensors. 2020;20(8). 2348. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082348

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Sanmartín, Patricia ; Gambino, Michela ; Fuentes, Elsa ; Serrano, Miguel. / A simple, reliable, and inexpensive solution for contact color measurement in small plant samples. I: Sensors. 2020 ; Bind 20, Nr. 8.

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