منابع مشابه
Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2362-0161,1391-4588
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v22i0.8140