Canopy characteristics of contrasting clones of cacao (Theobroma cacao)

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 359-367

  Daymond, A J ^a   Hadley, P ^a   Machado, R C R ^b   Ng, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Almirante Centre for Cocoa Studies Salvador   (Brazil)

^c Catalyst Masterfoods   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0036657663     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479702003083     Document Type: Article

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