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Luther Burbank: Plant Breeding Artist, Horticulturist, and Legend
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: HortScience
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0018-5345,2327-9834
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.26.9.1112