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Original Articles

Evaluation of five Pecan cultivars [Carya illinoensis (Wang.) R. Koch] for yield, precocity, alternate bearing, leaf:nut ratio and length of growing season in the Transvaal middleveld

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Pages 70-74 | Accepted 12 Feb 1987, Published online: 15 Jan 2013

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