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Breeding Guava (Psidium guajava L.)

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Pommer, C.V., Murakami, K.R.N. (2009). Breeding Guava (Psidium guajava L.). 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_3

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