African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 808

Full Length Research Paper

Morphological studies on legume and hilum in seven species of Vigna Savi (Fabaceae)

Ali El Saied Abdelatif Gaafar
  • Ali El Saied Abdelatif Gaafar
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, New Valley University, 72511 El- Kharga, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 26 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 19 November 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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