Urban Rooftop Farming – Model for Sustainable Vegetable Production and Environmental Well-being
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0976-0547,0253-150X
DOI: 10.18805/ag.d-5215