Edible Canna-A Valuable Plant Resource from the Andean Region
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A review-canna the wonder plant
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Crop Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0011-1848,1349-0990
DOI: 10.1626/jcs.80.145