African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12512

Full Length Research Paper

Antioxidants enhance banana embryogenic cell competence to Agrobacterium mediated transformation

B. Namukwaya
  • B. Namukwaya
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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B. Magambo
  • B. Magambo
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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G. Arinaitwe
  • G. Arinaitwe
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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C. Oweitu
  • C. Oweitu
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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R. Erima
  • R. Erima
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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D. Tarengera,
  • D. Tarengera,
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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D. L. Bossa
  • D. L. Bossa
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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G. Karamura
  • G. Karamura
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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A. Muwonge
  • A. Muwonge
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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J. Kubiriba
  • J. Kubiriba
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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W. Tushemereirwe
  • W. Tushemereirwe
  • National Agricultural Research Laboatories,National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 17 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 29 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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