20-25 June 1994
Port Bouet, Côte d'Ivoire
Pons A. Batugal and V. Ramanatha Rao, editors
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Citation:
Batugal, P. A. and V. Ramanatha Rao, editors. 1998. Coconut Breeding. Papers presented at a Workshop on Standardization of Coconut Breeding Research Techniques, 20-25 June 1994, Port Bouet, Cote d'Ivoire. IPGRI-APO, Serdang, Malaysia.
Photographs on cover courtesy of R. Bourdeix, CIRAD
ISBN: 92-9043-383-3
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© International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 1998
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