International Journal of
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2154
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBMBR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 105

Full Length Research Paper

Shoot nodal culture and virus indexing of selected local and improved genotypes of cassava (Manihot esculenta) from Sierra Leone

Janatu V. Sesay
  • Janatu V. Sesay
  • Germplasm Enhancement and Seeds Systems, Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), P. M. B 540, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Kwadwo O. Ayeh
  • Kwadwo O. Ayeh
  • Department of Botany, University of Ghana, Box LG 55, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Prince E. Norman*
  • Prince E. Norman*
  • Germplasm Enhancement and Seeds Systems, Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), P. M. B 540, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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E. Acheampong
  • E. Acheampong
  • Department of Botany, University of Ghana, Box LG 55, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 21 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 06 June 2016
  •  Published: 30 June 2016

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