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

Validating simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for introgression of stay-green quantitative trait loci (QTLs) into elite sorghum lines

R. Edema*
  • R. Edema*
  • Department of Agricultural Production, Makerere University, P .O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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G. L. Amoding
  • G. L. Amoding
  • Sorghum Program, National Agricultural Research Organization, National Semi-Arid Resources, Research Institute, Serere, P. O. Box Soroti, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 26 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 05 November 2015
  •  Published: 18 November 2015

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