Main Poisonous and Allergenic Plant Species in Sicilian Gardens and Parks: Applications and Recommendations for Use
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion and Recommendations
4. Materials and Methods
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Domina, G.; Di Gristina, E.; Barone, G. Main Poisonous and Allergenic Plant Species in Sicilian Gardens and Parks: Applications and Recommendations for Use. Plants 2024, 13, 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13071031
Domina G, Di Gristina E, Barone G. Main Poisonous and Allergenic Plant Species in Sicilian Gardens and Parks: Applications and Recommendations for Use. Plants. 2024; 13(7):1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13071031
Chicago/Turabian StyleDomina, Gianniantonio, Emilio Di Gristina, and Giulio Barone. 2024. "Main Poisonous and Allergenic Plant Species in Sicilian Gardens and Parks: Applications and Recommendations for Use" Plants 13, no. 7: 1031. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13071031