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

In vitro regeneration protocol through direct organogenesis for Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) accessions in Ethiopia

Hundessa Fufa
  • Hundessa Fufa
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University; P. O. Box. 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Meseret Tesema
  • Meseret Tesema
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University; P. O. Box. 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Jiregna Daksa
  • Jiregna Daksa
  • Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2019
  •  Accepted: 09 September 2019
  •  Published: 30 November 2019

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