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Pillay, M., Tripathi, L. (2007). Banana. In: Kole, C. (eds) Fruits and Nuts. Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34533-6_15

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