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Maca (Lepidium meyenii walp.; Brassicaceae): A nutritious root crop of the central andes

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    Carlos Ochoa

  2. Don Ugent Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, IL, USA

    Carlos Ochoa

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Ochoa, C. Maca (Lepidium meyenii walp.; Brassicaceae): A nutritious root crop of the central andes. Econ Bot 55, 344–345 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02866557

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