Cotton Production, Marketing and Utilization download pdf

• Date: 21 Jul 2012
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Original Languages: English
• Book Format: Paperback::486 pages
• ISBN10: 1258442345
• ISBN13: 9781258442347
• File size: 14 Mb
• Filename: cotton-production-marketing-and-utilization.pdf
• Dimension: 152x 229x 25mm::644g
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