African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers linked to drought tolerant traits in selected Sudanese rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes

Ahmed Bashier
  • Ahmed Bashier
  • Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation, Pan African University, P. O. Box 62000 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joel Masanga
  • Joel Masanga
  • Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University (KU), Nairobi, Kenya.
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Wariara Kariuki
  • Wariara Kariuki
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya.
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Steven Runo
  • Steven Runo
  • Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University (KU), Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 28 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 07 May 2018
  •  Published: 16 May 2018

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