International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Morphological characterization of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa) populations in the region of Mandoul in Chad

Christophe DJEKOTA
  • Christophe DJEKOTA
  • Faculté des Sciences Exactes et Appliquées. Département de Biologie, Université de N'Djaména, B.P 1027, Tchad.
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Diaga DIOUF
  • Diaga DIOUF
  • Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005 Dakar-Fann, Dakar, Sénégal
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Seyni SANE
  • Seyni SANE
  • Laboratoire de Botanique et Biodiversité, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005 Dakar-Fann, Dakar, Sénégal
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Kandioura NOBA
  • Kandioura NOBA
  • Laboratoire de Botanique et Biodiversité, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005 Dakar-Fann, Dakar, Sénégal
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  •  Accepted: 06 January 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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