African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of planting dates on the quantitative traits of Solenostemon rotundifolius [(Poir.) J. K. Morton]

Ignace Tonde
  • Ignace Tonde
  • Équipe Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes, Laboratoire Biosciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Zakaria Kiebre
  • Zakaria Kiebre
  • Équipe Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes, Laboratoire Biosciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Romaric K. Nanema
  • Romaric K. Nanema
  • Équipe Génétique et Amélioration des Plantes, Laboratoire Biosciences, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 08 May 2024
  •  Accepted: 22 July 2024
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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