African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12502

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) germplasm collection of Tamil Nadu for α-linolenic acid, sesamin and sesamol content

Muthulakshmi Chellamuthu
  • Muthulakshmi Chellamuthu
  • Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641004, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Pavithra Sekar
  • Pavithra Sekar
  • Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641004, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Selvi Subramanian
  • Selvi Subramanian
  • Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641004, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  •  Received: 21 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 11 November 2016
  •  Published: 07 June 2017

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