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

Evaluation of somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in tissue culture of ten sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) genotypes

Shireen Kamal Assem*
  • Shireen Kamal Assem*
  • Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
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Mohamed Mahmoud Zamzam
  • Mohamed Mahmoud Zamzam
  • Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
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Basita Abbas Hussein
  • Basita Abbas Hussein
  • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Ebtissam Hussein Aly Hussein
  • Ebtissam Hussein Aly Hussein
  • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 16 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 15 August 2014
  •  Published: 03 September 2014

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