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Original Articles

Growth responses and adaptations of the emergent macrophyte Acorus calamus Linn. to different water-level fluctuations

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Pages 101-116 | Received 27 Jun 2013, Accepted 02 Jul 2013, Published online: 11 Sep 2013

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