African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6883

Full Length Research Paper

The complex distribution of plantain cultivars (Musa sp., AAB subgroup) in the Bas-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Joseph Komoy Losimba
  • Joseph Komoy Losimba
  • Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Joseph Adheka Giria
  • Joseph Adheka Giria
  • Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Benoît Dhed’a Djailo
  • Benoît Dhed’a Djailo
  • Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Deborah Karamura
  • Deborah Karamura
  • Bioversity International, Kampala, Uganda.
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Guy Blomme
  • Guy Blomme
  • Bioversity International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Rony Swennen
  • Rony Swennen
  • Department of Biosystems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven), Leuven, Belgium.
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Edmond De Langhe
  • Edmond De Langhe
  • Department of Biosystems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven), Leuven, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 20 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2018
  •  Published: 28 June 2018

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