Phytochemical investigations of Tamarix indica willd. and Tamarix passernioides del. ex desv. leaves from Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1503-1507

  Naz, Farah ^a   Qamarunnisa, Syeda ^a   Shinwari, Zabta Khan ^b   Azhar, Abid ^a   Irtifaq Ali, Syed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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TAMARIX;

EID: 84883687463     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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