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

Potential pollinators of Tamarindus indica L. (Caesalpinioideae) in Sudanian region of Burkina Faso

Boukary Ousmane DIALLO*
  • Boukary Ousmane DIALLO*
  • DPF/INERA/CNRST, 03 BP 7047, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Moussa OUEDRAOGO
  • Moussa OUEDRAOGO
  • DPF/INERA/CNRST, 03 BP 7047, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Marie-Helene CHEVALLIER
  • Marie-Helene CHEVALLIER
  • CIRAD-Forêts TA 10 / C Campus International de Baillarguet 34398,Montpellier Cedex 5. France.
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Helene Irene JOLY
  • Helene Irene JOLY
  • 2CIRAD-Forêts TA 10 / C Campus International de Baillarguet 34398,Montpellier Cedex 5. France.
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Martine HOSSAERT-McKEY
  • Martine HOSSAERT-McKEY
  • CEFE/CNRS 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Doyle McKEY
  • Doyle McKEY
  • CEFE/CNRS 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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  •  Received: 18 March 2012
  •  Accepted: 18 November 2014
  •  Published: 31 December 2014

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