African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Table of Content: 1 November, 2017; 16(44)

November 2017

Morphogenesis and plant regeneration from Anthurium andreanum cv Calypso leaf explant

Anthuriums are among the most attractive ornamental plants; however, the commercial production of these plants is limited by the slow propagation methods presently in use. This situation can be resolved with the application of in vitro culture techniques which allow massive plant propagation through morphogenic processes. Plant growth regulators (PGR) and the composition of the basal media comprising the culture medium...

Author(s): López-Puc Guadalupe and Rodríguez-Buenfil Ingrid Mayanin

November 2017

Genetic variability and character association of some local wheat varieties (Triticum species) using agromorphological traits grown in South Gondar zone, Ethiopia

Wheat is the most important cereal crop in Ethiopia ranking third in terms of area after teff and maize and second in terms of production after maize. Six local wheat varieties cultivated in South Gondar, one of the 11 zones found in Amhara region, were collected from the local farmers to study their variability, heritability and trait associations using 12 agro-morphological traits. The studied genotypes were grown in...

Author(s): Admas Alemu Abebe and Tesfaye Molla Desta

November 2017

Salinity increased vitamins concentration in Amaranthus cruentus leaves

Salt stress is one of the major environmental constraints limiting agricultural productivity and influencing the concentration of bioactive compounds of vegetables. In this study, the effect of NaCl salt stress on nutrient contents of leaves in a cultivar of amaranth, an important leafy vegetable cultivated in some tropical regions worldwide, was evaluated. The experiment was carried out in a screen house at Center for...

Author(s): Agapit Dossou WOUYOU, Elpide Adonnel AHISSOU, Christophe Bernard GANDONOU, Françoise ASSOGBA KOMLAN, Alban HOUNGBÈMÈ, Fernand Ahokannou GBAGUIDI, Hyacinthe AHISSOU, Latifou LAGNIKA, Séraphin Ahissou ZANKLAN and Stanley LUTTS