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Soh, A.C., Wong, C.K., Ho, Y.W., Choong, C.W. (2009). Oil Palm. In: Vollmann, J., Rajcan, I. (eds) Oil Crops. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77594-4_11

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