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Corrigendum to "Integrative multi-scale physiological, metabolic, and proteomic reprogramming in tomato under polyethylene microplastic stress" [Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 316 (2026), 120148]
Original title: Corrigendum to “Integrative multi-scale physiological, metabolic, and proteomic reprogramming in tomato under polyethylene microplastic stress” [Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 316 (2026), 120148]
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