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Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Expression of Concern: Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci of Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus and Leaf Spots in a Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) from SunOleic 97R and NC94022. PLoS One 21(6): e0350348. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0350348
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