African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Efficacy of thymol and eugenol against bacterial wilt bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum

George Oluoch
  • George Oluoch
  • Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation, Pan African University, Kenya.
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Edward George Mamati
  • Edward George Mamati
  • Department of Horticulture and Food Security, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.
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Viviene Matiru
  • Viviene Matiru
  • Department of Botany, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.
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Moses Nyongesa
  • Moses Nyongesa
  • National Potato Research Centre, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 28 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 10 June 2021
  •  Published: 30 June 2021

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