Alimurgic plants: The sustainable plants: The sustainable source of functional food and health promoting substances

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 187, 2025 2025 Joint Meeting of International Conference of Nutritional Fortification (ISPH-ISNPR 2025)


Article Number		03005
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Functional Foods
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202518703005
Published online		09 September 2025

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