African Journal of
Biotechnology

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

Full Length Research Paper

Development of in vitro propagation protocol for some recalcitrant cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes in Sierra Leone

Janatu Veronica Sesay
  • Janatu Veronica Sesay
  • Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Nicole Gado G. Yamba
  • Nicole Gado G. Yamba
  • Laboratoire des Sciences Biologiques et Agronomiques Pour le Développement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Bangui, Central Africa Republic.
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Joseeph Sherman-Kamara4
  • Joseeph Sherman-Kamara4
  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Njala University, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Dan David Quee
  • Dan David Quee
  • Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 17 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 21 February 2018
  •  Published: 02 May 2018

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