Ethno Botanical Potential for Medicinal Ferula assa-foetida as a main Medical Plant in East of Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of AgriSearch
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2348-8867,2348-8808
DOI: 10.21921/jas.v3i4.6708