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

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

How to cite this article

APA /
Hua, L., Hadziabdic, Đ., Amissah, N., Nowicki, M., Boggess, S. L., Staton, M., Teng, N., & Trigiano, R. N. (2018). Characterization of fifteen microsatellite loci and genetic diversity analysis for the Ghanaian food security crop Solenostemon rotundifolius (Frafra potato). African Journal of Biotechnology , 17(47), 1352-1357.
Chicago /
Lichun Hua, Đenita Hadziabdic, Naalamle Amissah, Marcin Nowicki, Sarah L. Boggess, Margaret Staton, Nianjun Teng and Robert N. Trigiano. "Characterization of fifteen microsatellite loci and genetic diversity analysis for the Ghanaian food security crop Solenostemon rotundifolius (Frafra potato)." African Journal of Biotechnology 17, no. 47 (2018): 1352-1357.
MLA /
Lichun Hua, et al. "Characterization of fifteen microsatellite loci and genetic diversity analysis for the Ghanaian food security crop Solenostemon rotundifolius (Frafra potato)." African Journal of Biotechnology 17.47 (2018): 1352-1357.