African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Molecular diagnosis of phytoplasma transmission from zygotic embryos to in vitro regenerated plants of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.)

DARAMCOUM Wentoin Alimata Marie Pierre
  • DARAMCOUM Wentoin Alimata Marie Pierre
  • Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de Génétique, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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KONAN Konan Jean-Louis
  • KONAN Konan Jean-Louis
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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YAO Saraka Didier Martial
  • YAO Saraka Didier Martial
  • Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, UFR des Sciences Biologiques, BP 1328 Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
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YAIMA Arocha Rosete
  • YAIMA Arocha Rosete
  • Sporometrics, 219 Dufferin Street, Suite 20C, Toronto, ON M6K 3J1, Canada.
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KOFFI Eric-Blanchard Zadjéhi
  • KOFFI Eric-Blanchard Zadjéhi
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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YOBOUE Koffi
  • YOBOUE Koffi
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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KOUASSI Kan Modeste
  • KOUASSI Kan Modeste
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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KOUADJO Claude Ghislaine
  • KOUADJO Claude Ghislaine
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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KOFFI Edmond
  • KOFFI Edmond
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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KOFFI Kouadio Kan Ghislain
  • KOFFI Kouadio Kan Ghislain
  • Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Station Marc Delorme of Port-Bouët, 07 BP 13 Abidjan 07, Côte d’Ivoire.
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N’GUETTA Assanvo Simon-Pierre
  • N’GUETTA Assanvo Simon-Pierre
  • Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, UFR Biosciences, Laboratoire de Génétique, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 24 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 05 June 2018
  •  Published: 04 July 2018

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