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Modernized preparation of casave in the Ilanos orientales of Venezuela

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, IL

    David S. Seigler

  2. Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de Oriente, Jusepín, Monagas, Venezuela

    José F. Pereira

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Seigler, D.S., Pereira, J.F. Modernized preparation of casave in the Ilanos orientales of Venezuela. Econ Bot 35, 356–362 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859126

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