Evaluation and utilisation of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) germplasm at the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad

Euphytica

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-221

  Iwaro, A D ^a   Bekele, F L ^a   Butler, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Bean number; Bean weight; Characterisation; Disease resistance; Genetic improvement; Phytophthora pod rot; Pod index; Selection

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHYTOPHTHORA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0037246129     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022855131534     Document Type: Article

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