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Screening of fruit and leaf essential oils of Litsea cubeba Pers. from north-east India – chemical composition and antimicrobial activity

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Pages 330-338 | Received 04 Jul 2012, Accepted 21 Jan 2013, Published online: 20 Mar 2013

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