Variability and selection for morphological bean traits in wild cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao L.) from French Guiana

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-231

  Lachenaud, Ph ^a   Oliver, G ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Bean size; Flat beans; Ortet; Theobroma cacoa; Variability; Wild cocoa

Indexed keywords

SELECTIVE BREEDING;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 23044501820     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-004-4005-z     Document Type: Article

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