African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Correlation between seed characteristics and biomass production of Moringa oleifera provenances grown in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Madjelia Cangré Ebou Dao
  • Madjelia Cangré Ebou Dao
  • Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 04 BP 8645 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Denis Walsh
  • Denis Walsh
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), 555 Boul. de l’Université, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada.
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  •  Received: 15 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2017

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