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Ozturk, M., Altay, V., Nazish, M., Ahmad, M., Zafar, M. (2023). Some Representative Medicinal Halophytes in Asia. In: Halophyte Plant Diversity and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21944-3_2

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