Cacao diseases: A global perspective from an industry point of view

Phytopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1658-1663

  Hebbar, Prakash K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONILIOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 37349079214     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-97-12-1658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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