The study of climate effects on the nut yield of coconut using parsimonious models

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-206

  Peiris, T S G ^a   Thattil, R O ^b  

^a Genetics and Plant Breeding Division   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 0031941967     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479798002051     Document Type: Article

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