Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea): A Nutritive Multipurpose Forage Legume for the Tropics - An Overview
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Clitoria ternatea L. as a Potential High Quality Forage Legume
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1680-5194
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2003.374.379