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

Extreme resistance to late blight disease by transferring 3 R genes from wild relatives into African farmer-preferred potato varieties

Ethel N. Webi
  • Ethel N. Webi
  • International Potato Center, Biosciences East and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI hub), P. O. Box 25171-00603 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kariuki Daniel
  • Kariuki Daniel
  • Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kinyua Johnson
  • Kinyua Johnson
  • Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Njoroge Anne
  • Njoroge Anne
  • International Potato Center, Biosciences East and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI hub), P. O. Box 25171-00603 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Ghislain Marc
  • Ghislain Marc
  • International Potato Center, Biosciences East and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI hub), P. O. Box 25171-00603 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Magembe Eric
  • Magembe Eric
  • International Potato Center, Biosciences East and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI hub), P. O. Box 25171-00603 Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 13 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 29 August 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

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