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Phenotypic Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Nut Yield and Yield Components in Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Cover

Phenotypic Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Nut Yield and Yield Components in Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)

By: O. M. Aliyu  
Open Access
|Oct 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2006-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2509-8934 | Journal ISSN: 0037-5349
Language: English
Page range: 19 - 24
Submitted on: Jul 4, 2005
Published on: Oct 19, 2017
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