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

Characterization of fifteen microsatellite loci and genetic diversity analysis for the Ghanaian food security crop Solenostemon rotundifolius (Frafra potato)

Lichun Hua
  • Lichun Hua
  • University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Đenita Hadziabdic
  • Đenita Hadziabdic
  • University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Naalamle Amissah
  • Naalamle Amissah
  • School of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
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Marcin Nowicki
  • Marcin Nowicki
  • University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Sarah L. Boggess
  • Sarah L. Boggess
  • University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Margaret Staton
  • Margaret Staton
  • University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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Nianjun Teng
  • Nianjun Teng
  • College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China.
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Robert N. Trigiano
  • Robert N. Trigiano
  • University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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  •  Received: 02 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 20 November 2018
  •  Published: 22 November 2018