Factors associated with agrobiodiversity conservation: A case study on conservation of rice varieties in Barak valley, Assam, India
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Scientific Agriculture
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2184-0261
DOI: 10.25081/jsa.2017.v1i0.34