African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
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Full Length Research Paper

Assessing relationship between phenolic compounds and resistance to Phytophthora megakarya using two cocoa (Theobroma cacao) families

SIMO, C.*
  • SIMO, C.*
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher’s Training College. P. O. Box 47 Yaounde Cameroon; Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Douala P. O. Box 24157, Douala, Cameroon.
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DJOCGOUE, P. F.
  • DJOCGOUE, P. F.
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher’s Training College. P. O. Box 47 Yaounde Cameroon; Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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MBOUOBDA, H. D.
  • MBOUOBDA, H. D.
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher’s Training College. P. O. Box 47 Yaounde Cameroon; Department of Biology, Higher Teacher Training College (HTTC), Bambili, The University of Bamenda, P. O. Box 39 Bamenda, Cameroon.
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EFFA, P. O.
  • EFFA, P. O.
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher’s Training College. P. O. Box 47 Yaounde Cameroon; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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BOUDJEKO, T.
  • BOUDJEKO, T.
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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NDIANG, Z.
  • NDIANG, Z.
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Douala P. O. Box 24157, Douala, Cameroon.
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OMOKOLO, D. N.
  • OMOKOLO, D. N.
  • Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher’s Training College. P. O. Box 47 Yaounde Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 02 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 May 2014
  •  Published: 16 July 2014

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