Screening of segregating cocoa genotypes for resistance to vascular-streak dieback under natural conditions in Papua New Guinea

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-319

  Efron, Y ^a   Marfu, J ^a   Faure, M ^a   Epaina, P ^a  

^a PNG Cocoa/Coconut Research Institute   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Breeding; Clones; Hybrids; Resistance; Segregating populations; Susceptibility; Trinitario cocoa; Upper Amazonian cocoa

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0036882887     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP02024     Document Type: Article

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