Impressions of banana pseudostem in iron slag from Eastern Africa

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 283-291

  Iles, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73649114578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.7.0.283-291     Document Type: Article

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