African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6854

Full Length Research Paper

Gene action analysis studies for agronomic traits in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes developed using line by tester mating design

Kumba Yannah Karim
  • Kumba Yannah Karim
  • Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Tower Hill, Freetown PMB 1313, Sierra Leone.
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Prince Emmanuel Norman
  • Prince Emmanuel Norman
  • Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Tower Hill, Freetown PMB 1313, Sierra Leone.
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Daniel Dzidzienyo
  • Daniel Dzidzienyo
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 30, Legon, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana.
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Beatrice Ifie
  • Beatrice Ifie
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 30, Legon, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana.
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Peter Kulakow
  • Peter Kulakow
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan PMB 5320, Nigeria.
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Ismail Rabbi
  • Ismail Rabbi
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan PMB 5320, Nigeria.
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Lucky Omoigui
  • Lucky Omoigui
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan PMB 5320, Nigeria.
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Elizabeth Parkes
  • Elizabeth Parkes
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan PMB 5320, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 19 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 07 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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