The evaluation of promising new banana cultivars

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 490, Issue , 1998, Pages 57-69

  Eckstein, K ^a   Fraser, C ^a   Husselmann, J ^a   Murray, N Temple ^a  

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

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EID: 4344645378     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.490.3     Document Type: Article

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