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

Assessment of genetic diversity among sixty bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars using microsatellite markers

Vincent Mgoli Mwale
  • Vincent Mgoli Mwale
  • Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Xiuli Tang
  • Xiuli Tang
  • State Key Laboratory of Biology for Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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Eric Chilembwe
  • Eric Chilembwe
  • Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), P. O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 19 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 April 2016
  •  Published: 25 May 2016

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