Allelopathic Potential of Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Rammaya and Rajgopal: A Tropical Weed
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1028-8880
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2003.225.230