Plant morphology, anatomy and growth habit

The Lentil: Botany, Production and uses

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 34-46

  Saxena, M C ^a,b  

^a International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas ^*  (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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