Greenhouse cultivation of bananas in South Africa

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 490, Issue , 1998, Pages 135-145

  Eckstein, K ^a   Fraser, Connie ^a   Joubert, W ^b  

^a Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

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EID: 37949004236     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.490.12     Document Type: Article

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