Allelopathic Potential of Medicinal Plants: Costus speciosus Koen ex. Retz and Justicia adhatoda Linn
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Natural History Museum
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0259-0964
DOI: 10.3126/jnhm.v28i0.14168