African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12478

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of genetic diversity among cultivated Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum, Poaceae) accessions from Benin, West Africa

Kifouli ADEOTI
  • Kifouli ADEOTI
  • Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, LAMITA, Bénin
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Gustave DJEDATIN
  • Gustave DJEDATIN
  • Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Dassa Zoumè, Université Polytechnique d’Abomey, Bénin
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Ebenezer EWEDJE
  • Ebenezer EWEDJE
  • Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Dassa Zoumè, Université Polytechnique d’Abomey, Bénin
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Thierry BEULE
  • Thierry BEULE
  • CIRAD, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM), Montpellier, France
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Sylvain SANTONI
  • Sylvain SANTONI
  • INRA, UMR AGAP (CIRAD, INRA), Montpellier, France
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Alain RIVAL
  • Alain RIVAL
  • CIRAD, DGDRS, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Estelle JALIGOT
  • Estelle JALIGOT
  • CIRAD, UMR DIADE (IRD, UM), Montpellier, France
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  •  Received: 17 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 21 March 2017
  •  Published: 12 April 2017

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