Effects of traditional storage practices of small-scale organic farmers on potato quality
β Scribed by Mangani GC Katundu; Sheryl L Hendriks; John P Bower; Muthulisi Siwela
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-5142
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