Genetic improvement and cocoa yields in Ghana

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 491-503

  Edwin, J ^a   Masters, W A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 26244436049     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479705002887     Document Type: Article

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