One hundred years of American botany: A short history of the Botanical Society of America

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 942-952

  Smocovitis, Vassiliki Betty ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

American botany; Botanical Society of America; History of botany; Scientific society

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; HISTORY; RESEARCH WORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746008212     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.7.942     Document Type: Review

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