Biodiversity of geophytes: Phytogeography, morphology, and survival strategies

Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 57-76

  Kamenetsky, Rina ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.1201/b12881     Document Type: Chapter

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