The Neo-tropical Red Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) as a pest of Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) in the International Cacao Genebank, Trinidad; Trinidad

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-160

  Mollineau, William M ^a   Bekele, Frances ^a   Garcia, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Cacao pod; Damage; Pod hardness; Pod length; Squirrel

Indexed keywords

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS GRANATENSIS; TAMIASCIURUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84862113158     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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