The tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea): A review of a promising small fruit crop

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 43-68

  Prohens, Jaime ^a   Nuez, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultivars; Genetic transformation; Germplasm; Hybridization; Polyploidy; Tamarillo mosaic virus; Tree tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449123007     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v01n02_06     Document Type: Article

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