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The partial and complete domestication of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)

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Zeven, A.C. The partial and complete domestication of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Econ Bot 26, 274–279 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861041

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