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Selection and genetic improvement of indigenous and exotic multi-purpose tree species for dry zones

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    Christel Palmerrg

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The present paper is based on a document prepared by the Forest Resources Division of FAO's Forestry Department, for the IUFRO Research Planning Workshop for the Sahelian and North Sudanian Zones of Africa, held in Nairobi, Kenya 9–15 January 1986. FAO acknowledges the assistance of Mr. O. Souvannavong and Mr. C. Cossalter, Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (France), in the preparation of the original document.

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Palmerrg, C. Selection and genetic improvement of indigenous and exotic multi-purpose tree species for dry zones. Agroforest Syst 4, 121–127 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00141544

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