Possibility on Agriculture Mechanization for Tropical Yam (<i>Dioscorea Hispida</i>)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biological Engineering
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2163-1875
DOI: 10.5923/j.ijbe.20120203.01