Banana

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2007, Pages 3-34

  Pua, E C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84995383814     PISSN: 0934943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-49161-3_1     Document Type: Chapter

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