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Estimation of potassium concentration in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) leaf tissue by simple and inexpensive water extraction method

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Pages 1250-1256 | Received 06 Dec 2013, Accepted 08 Sep 2014, Published online: 20 Jul 2016

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