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Abolghasemi, S., Naderi, R., & Fattahi Moghadam, M. (2020). Evaluation of genetic diversity of some native violet populations of Iran (Viola spp.) using morphological markers. Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science, 51(2), 493-502. doi: 10.22059/ijhs.2019.268073.1524
MLA
Samira Abolghasemi; Rohangiz Naderi; Mohammadreza Fattahi Moghadam. "Evaluation of genetic diversity of some native violet populations of Iran (Viola spp.) using morphological markers", Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science, 51, 2, 2020, 493-502. doi: 10.22059/ijhs.2019.268073.1524
HARVARD
Abolghasemi, S., Naderi, R., Fattahi Moghadam, M. (2020). 'Evaluation of genetic diversity of some native violet populations of Iran (Viola spp.) using morphological markers', Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science, 51(2), pp. 493-502. doi: 10.22059/ijhs.2019.268073.1524
VANCOUVER
Abolghasemi, S., Naderi, R., Fattahi Moghadam, M. Evaluation of genetic diversity of some native violet populations of Iran (Viola spp.) using morphological markers. Iranian Journal of Horticultural Science, 2020; 51(2): 493-502. doi: 10.22059/ijhs.2019.268073.1524
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