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Hybridization and Seed Germination of Taro (Colocasia Esculenta) in Nigeria

C. O. AmadiNational Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. OnyekaNational Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, NigeriaView further author information
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G. O. ChukwuDepartment of Soil Science and Agro-climatology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, NigeriaView further author information
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B. C. OkoyeNational Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, NigeriaView further author information
Pages 106-116 | Received 02 Aug 2014, Accepted 20 Oct 2014, Published online: 09 Jan 2015

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