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

In vitro propagation of two elite cooking banana cultivars- FHIA 17 and INJAGI

Jane Kahia*
  • Jane Kahia*
  • World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Cote d’ Ivoire Country Program Cocody Mermoz,Abidjan, 08 BP 2823, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Felicien Ndaruhutse
  • Felicien Ndaruhutse
  • Department of Crop Production and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Rwanda, P.O. Box117, Huye, Rwanda.
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Bancy Waweru3
  • Bancy Waweru3
  • Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P.O. Box 5016, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Ntirugulirwa Bonaventure
  • Ntirugulirwa Bonaventure
  • Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P.O. Box 5016, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Amini Mutaganda
  • Amini Mutaganda
  • Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P.O. Box 5016, Kigali, Rwanda.
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Peter Yao Sallah
  • Peter Yao Sallah
  • Department of Crop Production and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Rwanda, P.O. Box117, Huye, Rwanda.
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Njenga Peter Kariuki
  • Njenga Peter Kariuki
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Theodore Asiimwe
  • Theodore Asiimwe
  • Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P.O. Box 5016, Kigali, Rwanda.
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  •  Received: 07 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 19 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 November 2015

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