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 of cassava starch from TME 419 as suitable gelling agent in micropropagation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Chukwuemeka K. NKERE
  • Chukwuemeka K. NKERE
  • Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Biotechnology Programme, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, P.M.B. 7006 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
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Ahamefula IKPEAMA
  • Ahamefula IKPEAMA
  • Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Biotechnology Programme, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, P.M.B. 7006 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
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Amarachukwu O. UZOECHI
  • Amarachukwu O. UZOECHI
  • Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Biotechnology Programme, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, P.M.B. 7006 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
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Egbichi N. A. MBANASO
  • Egbichi N. A. MBANASO
  • Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Biotechnology Programme, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, P.M.B. 7006 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 04 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 22 September 2015
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
NKERE, C. K., IKPEAMA, A., UZOECHI, A. O., & MBANASO, E. N. A. (2017). Potential of cassava starch from TME 419 as suitable gelling agent in micropropagation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). African Journal of Plant Science, 11(12), 403-407.
Chicago /
Chukwuemeka K. NKERE, Ahamefula IKPEAMA, Amarachukwu O. UZOECHI and Egbichi N. A. MBANASO. "Potential of cassava starch from TME 419 as suitable gelling agent in micropropagation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)." African Journal of Plant Science 11, no. 12 (2017): 403-407.
MLA /
Chukwuemeka K. NKERE, et al. "Potential of cassava starch from TME 419 as suitable gelling agent in micropropagation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)." African Journal of Plant Science 11.12 (2017): 403-407.