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Original Articles

Chemical Diversity of Essential Oils from Cyperus articulatus, Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus papyrus

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Pages 251-264 | Received 12 Jul 2012, Accepted 16 Jan 2013, Published online: 23 May 2014

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