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Israel Journal of Plant Sciences Volume 60, 2012 - Issue 3: New Insights in Cactaceae Research Honoring Prof. Emeritus Yossi Mizrahi
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Introduction: Why cacti?

Yosef Mizrahi Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva 84105, Israel
Pages 281-282 | Published online: 14 May 2013

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