Yield efficiency in progeny trials with cocoa

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-299

  Pang, Joe Thau Yin ^a  

^a Golden Hope Research Centre Malaysia   (Malaysia)

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THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 33747589868     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0014479706003577     Document Type: Article

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