MAYPOP (PASSIFLORA INCARNATA L.) AND PASSION FRUIT (PASSIFLORA EDULIS) COMPARED
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عنوان ژورنال: HortScience
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0018-5345,2327-9834
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.26.5.493f