Introduction of marula, an unexploited fruit tree from southern africa, to the israeli negev

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-222

  Nerd, Avinoam ^a   Mizrahi, Yosef ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 0347739005     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: 22238980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/NLBC-PV9F-QCK8-BHB9     Document Type: Article

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