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72 AHMAD DWI SETYAWAN1,2,♥, YAYA I. ULUMUDDIN3, PANDISAMY RAGAVAN4,♥♥ (10 PT)

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157 Table 1. Diagnostic character of Sonneratia caseolaris, S. lanceolata, S. x urama and S. x gulngai with references to Duke and Jackes
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169 REFERENCES

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173 Book:
174 Rai MK, Carpinella C. 2006. Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
175 Chapter in the book:
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186 Sugiyarto. 2004. Soil Macro-invertebrates Diversity and Inter-Cropping Plants Productivity in Agroforestry System based on Sengon. [Dissertation].
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