African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Characterisation of botanical starches as potential substitutes of agar in tissue culture media

Richard Madege*
  • Richard Madege*
  • Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), P. O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Emarold Mneney
  • Emarold Mneney
  • Cashew Biotechnology Unit (CBU), Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), P. O. Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Robert Misangu
  • Robert Misangu
  • Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), P. O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Amon Maerere
  • Amon Maerere
  • Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), P. O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 31 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2015
  •  Published: 25 February 2015

Authors

Richard Madege*
Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), P. O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Emarold Mneney
Cashew Biotechnology Unit (CBU), Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), P. O. Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Robert Misangu
Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), P. O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Amon Maerere
Department of Crop Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), P. O. Box 3000, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Corresponding Author Email: [email protected]