Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

A review on cashew research and production in Nigeria in the last four decades

Adeigbe O. O.
  • Adeigbe O. O.
  • Crop Improvement Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
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Olasupo F. O.
  • Olasupo F. O.
  • Crop Improvement Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
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Adewale B. D.
  • Adewale B. D.
  • Crop Improvement Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
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Muyiwa A. A.
  • Muyiwa A. A.
  • Crop Improvement Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria
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  •  Received: 29 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2015
  •  Published: 15 March 2015

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