African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6918

Full Length Research Paper

Towards understanding the diversity of banana bunchy top virus in the Great Lakes region of Africa

Célestin Niyongere
  • Célestin Niyongere
  • Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), P. O. Box 795, Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Pascale Lepoint
  • Pascale Lepoint
  • Bioversity International, P. O. Box 24384, Kampala, Uganda.
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Turoop Losenge
  • Turoop Losenge
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Guy Blomme
  • Guy Blomme
  • Bioversity International, P.O. Box 7180, Bujumbura, Burundi.
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  •  Received: 24 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2015
  •  Published: 12 February 2015

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