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

Establishment of a transformation protocol for Uganda’s yellow passion fruit using the GUS gene

Samuel Tuhaise
  • Samuel Tuhaise
  • National Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda-NARO, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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Jesca L. Nakavuma
  • Jesca L. Nakavuma
  • School of Biosecurity, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University. P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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John Adriko
  • John Adriko
  • National Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda-NARO, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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Kenneth Ssekatawa
  • Kenneth Ssekatawa
  • School of Biosecurity, Biotechnical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University. P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Andrew Kiggundu
  • Andrew Kiggundu
  • National Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Kawanda-NARO, P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 08 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 03 May 2019
  •  Published: 15 May 2019

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