The chemical investigation of plants. By Dr. L. Rosenthaler. Translated from the German by Dr. S. Ghosh. Monographs on Modern Chemistry. Edited by Prof. J. Kendall, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S., and Prof. J. Read, M.A., B.Sc., Ph.D. Pp. viii+197. London: G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1930. 12s. 6d.

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• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1931
• Weight: 142 KB
• Volume: 50
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000501802

✦ Synopsis

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