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Monteiro, W.R., Lopes, U.V., Clement, D. (2009). Genetic Improvement in Cocoa. In: Jain, S.M., Priyadarshan, P.M. (eds) Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71201-7_16

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