The biology of Australian weeds 45. Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 152-160

  Grace, Blair S ^a  

^a Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA;

EID: 33845963328     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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