Original Article
Improvement in Banana Fibre Quality through Enzymatic, Chemical and Physical Modifications
Year: 2026 | Month: June | Volume 13 | Issue 1
Kartick K. Samanta
Sayantan Chakraborty
S. Basak
Deb Prasad Ray and D.B. Shakyawar
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