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

Diversity and genetic structure in natural populations of Croton linearifolius (Euphorbiaceae) based on molecular markers

Thalana Souza Santos Silva
  • Thalana Souza Santos Silva
  • Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, 45700-000, Brazil.
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Janaína Silva Freitas
  • Janaína Silva Freitas
  • Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, 45700-000, Brazil.
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Elisa Susilene Lisboa dos Santos
  • Elisa Susilene Lisboa dos Santos
  • Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, 45700-000, Brazil.
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Carlos Bernard Moreno Cerqueira-Silva
  • Carlos Bernard Moreno Cerqueira-Silva
  • Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, BA, 45700-000, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 18 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 24 May 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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