African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12498

Full Length Research Paper

Optimization of plant growth regulators for meristem initiation and subsequent multiplication of five virus tested elite sweet potato varieties from Ethiopia

Dereje H. Buko
  • Dereje H. Buko
  • School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa University (HwU), Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Trine A. K. Hvoslef-Eide
  • Trine A. K. Hvoslef-Eide
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), P. O. Box 5003, 1432 Ã…s, Norway.
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  •  Received: 20 April 2020
  •  Accepted: 18 May 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

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