Yields of cocoa clones in response to planting density in Malaysia

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-47

  Lockwood, G ^a   Pang, Joe Thau Yin ^b  

^a Commonwealth Development Corporation ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BAL Plantations Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

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EID: 9444276045     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0014479700025837     Document Type: Article

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