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

Morphological and molecular characterisation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz) isolates obtained from Dioscorea rotundata (Poir)

Joseph Kwowura Kwodaga
  • Joseph Kwowura Kwodaga
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana.
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Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley
  • Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana.
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Benjamin Kongyeli Badii
  • Benjamin Kongyeli Badii
  • Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, Tamale, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 13 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 23 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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