African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12485

Review

A comparative study of transgenic cotton development, impacts, challenges and prospects with respect to China and Africa

Nnaemeka E. Vitalis
  • Nnaemeka E. Vitalis
  • Plant Genomics and Molecular Improvement of Coloured Fiber Laboratory, College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang, China.
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Yuqiang Sun
  • Yuqiang Sun
  • Plant Genomics and Molecular Improvement of Coloured Fiber Laboratory, College of Life Science and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang, China.
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  •  Received: 08 April 2022
  •  Accepted: 16 September 2022
  •  Published: 30 November 2023

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