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

The impact of over-expression of NPK1 gene on growth and yield of sorghum under drought stress

Shireen K. Assem
  • Shireen K. Assem
  • Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
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Mohamed M. Zamzam
  • Mohamed M. Zamzam
  • Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Mohamed E. Saad
  • Mohamed E. Saad
  • Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
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Basita A. Hussein
  • Basita A. Hussein
  • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Ebtissam H. A. Hussein
  • Ebtissam H. A. Hussein
  • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 12 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 November 2017
  •  Published: 06 December 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Assem, S. K., Zamzam, M. M., Saad, M. E., Hussein, B. A., & Hussein, E. H. A. (2017). The impact of over-expression of NPK1 gene on growth and yield of sorghum under drought stress. African Journal of Biotechnology , 16(49), 2267-2277.
Chicago /
Shireen K. Assem, Mohamed M. Zamzam, Mohamed E. Saad, Basita A. Hussein and Ebtissam H. A. Hussein. "The impact of over-expression of NPK1 gene on growth and yield of sorghum under drought stress." African Journal of Biotechnology 16, no. 49 (2017): 2267-2277.
MLA /
Shireen K. Assem, et al. "The impact of over-expression of NPK1 gene on growth and yield of sorghum under drought stress." African Journal of Biotechnology 16.49 (2017): 2267-2277.