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Comparison between micropropagated banana (Musa AAA; `Williams') and conventional planting material during the ®rst 12 months of development

M.K. SmithMaroochy Research Station, Queensland Horticulture Institute, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 5083, SCMC, Nambour, Qld 4560, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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C. SearleBundaberg Research Station, QHI-DPI, Meiers Road, Indooroopilly Qld 4068, Australia
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P.W. LangdonPlant Pathology, QHI-DPI, Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Qld 4068, Australia
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B. SchafferTropical Research and Education Centre, University of Florida, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, USA
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A.W. WhileyMaroochy Research Station, Queensland Horticulture Institute, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 5083, SCMC, Nambour, Qld 4560, USA
Pages 83-87 | Accepted 16 Sep 2000, Published online: 07 Nov 2015

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