Characterization of fifteen microsatellite loci and genetic diversity analysis for the Ghanaian food security crop Solenostemon rotundifolius 
(Frafra potato)

Lichun Hua; Äenita Hadziabdic; Naalamle Amissah; Marcin Nowicki; Sarah L. Boggess; Margaret Staton; Nianjun Teng; Robert N. Trigiano

doi:10.5897/AJB2018.16666

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
Published Articles: 12486

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Characterization of fifteen microsatellite loci and genetic diversity analysis for the Ghanaian food security crop Solenostemon rotundifolius (Frafra potato)

Lichun Hua

Lichun Hua
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Äenita Hadziabdic

Äenita Hadziabdic
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Naalamle Amissah

Naalamle Amissah
School of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
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Marcin Nowicki

Marcin Nowicki
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Sarah L. Boggess

Sarah L. Boggess
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Margaret Staton

Margaret Staton
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Nianjun Teng

Nianjun Teng
College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Peopleâ€™s Republic of China.
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Robert N. Trigiano

Robert N. Trigiano
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Article Number - 063DB0A59341
Vol.17(47), pp. 1352-1357 , November 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2018.16666

Received: 02 October 2018
Accepted: 20 November 2018
Published: 22 November 2018

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