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Shade Effects on Growth and Development of Cacao Following Two Years of Continuous Dry Season Irrigation

Idowu Babadele FamuwagunDepartment of Crop, Soil & Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samuel O AgeleDepartment of Crop, Soil & Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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O.Peter AiyelariDepartment of Crop, Soil & Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Pages 153-176 | Received 13 Jan 2016, Accepted 08 Dec 2017, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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