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Original Articles

Effects of Microwave Drying on the Yield and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils of Artemisia afra Jacq. Ex willd from the Eastern Free State South Africa

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Pages 1087-1093 | Received 22 Dec 2013, Accepted 12 Apr 2014, Published online: 23 Feb 2015

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