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

Whole genome homology-based identification of candidate genes for drought tolerance in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Komivi Dossa
  • Komivi Dossa
  • Centre d’Etudes Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320 Route de Khombole, Thiès, Sénégal.
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Mareme Niang
  • Mareme Niang
  • Centre d’Etudes Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320 Route de Khombole, Thiès, Sénégal.
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Achille E. Assogbadjo
  • Achille E. Assogbadjo
  • Laboratoire d’Ecologie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Calavi, Bénin.
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Ndiaga Cisse
  • Ndiaga Cisse
  • Centre d’Etudes Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS), BP 3320 Route de Khombole, Thiès, Sénégal.
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Diaga Diouf
  • Diaga Diouf
  • Laboratoire Campus de Biotechnologies Végétales, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005 Dakar-Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
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  •  Received: 19 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 29 June 2016
  •  Published: 06 July 2016

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