Banana and plantain breeding
Despite considerable efforts of Musa improvement programmes, banana and plantain production still depends upon a limited number of landraces selected by man from the natural germplasm. Inability to replace land-races by cultivars obtained through cross-breeding creates the increased risk of epidemic...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1995
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100889 |
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