Recent research on sweetpotato and cassava in Papua New Guinea

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 703, Issue , 2006, Pages 241-246

  Bourke, R Michael ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Production levels; Publications; Research needs; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 33745058144     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.703.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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