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

Efficient low cost seesap (CSUP) technique for micropropagation of newly introduced sweetener plant, Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

Pubudini Lakshani Thilakarathne
  • Pubudini Lakshani Thilakarathne
  • Faculty of Science and Technology, Horizon Campus, 482/B, Suhada Mawatha, Millenium Drive, Chandrika Kumaranathunga Mawatha, Malabe, Sri Lanka.
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Sriyani Edussuriya Peiris
  • Sriyani Edussuriya Peiris
  • Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, New Kandy Road, Malabe, Sri Lanka.
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Pathirana Chathurangi Lankika
  • Pathirana Chathurangi Lankika
  • Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, New Kandy Road, Malabe, Sri Lanka.
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  •  Received: 28 April 2019
  •  Accepted: 12 June 2019
  •  Published: 19 June 2019

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