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

Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Fonio (Digitaria exilis (L.) Stapf)

Valentine Otang Ntui
  • Valentine Otang Ntui
  • Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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Edak Aniedi Uyoh
  • Edak Aniedi Uyoh
  • Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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Ikuo Nakamura
  • Ikuo Nakamura
  • Laboratory of Plant Cell Technology, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan.
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Masahiro Mii
  • Masahiro Mii
  • Laboratory of Plant Cell Technology, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan.
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  •  Received: 18 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2017
  •  Published: 07 June 2017

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