African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Heat tolerance of Dwarf Cavendish banana (Musa AAA cv. Malindi) plants

Khair Tuwair Said Al-Busaidi
  • Khair Tuwair Said Al-Busaidi
  • Fruit Research Section, Crop Production Research Centre, Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock Research, P.O. Box 50 Postal Code 212, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman.
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  •  Received: 21 June 2013
  •  Accepted: 01 April 2015
  •  Published: 02 April 2015

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