Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roemer (Sponge Gourd-Niyan wetakolu): An Emerging High Potential Underutilized Cucurbit
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Agricultural Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1016-1422
DOI: 10.4038/tar.v24i2.8004