African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6859

Full Length Research Paper

Production of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV)-free plantain plants by in vitro culture

N. B. J. Tchatchambe
  • N. B. J. Tchatchambe
  • Laboratoire de Génétique, Amélioration des Plantes et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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N. Ibanda
  • N. Ibanda
  • Laboratoire de Génétique, Amélioration des Plantes et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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G. Adheka
  • G. Adheka
  • Laboratoire de Génétique, Amélioration des Plantes et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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O. Onautshu
  • O. Onautshu
  • Laboratoire de Mycologie et Phytopathologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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R. Swennen
  • R. Swennen
  • Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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D. Dhed’a
  • D. Dhed’a
  • Laboratoire de Génétique, Amélioration des Plantes et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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  •  Received: 10 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 19 December 2019
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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