African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12504

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic diversity assessment of farmers’ and improved potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars from Eritrea using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers

Biniam Mesfin Ghebreslassie
  • Biniam Mesfin Ghebreslassie
  • Department of Horticulture, Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Keren, Eritrea.
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S. Mwangi Githiri
  • S. Mwangi Githiri
  • Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Tadesse Mehari
  • Tadesse Mehari
  • Department of Horticulture, Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Keren, Eritrea.
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Remmy W. Kasili
  • Remmy W. Kasili
  • Institute of Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Marc Ghislain
  • Marc Ghislain
  • International Potato Center (IPC) P.O. Box 25171, Nairobi 00603, Kenya.
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Eric Magembe
  • Eric Magembe
  • International Potato Center (IPC) P.O. Box 25171, Nairobi 00603, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 26 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 21 June 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Ghebreslassie, B. M., Githiri, S. M., Mehari, T., Kasili, R. W., Ghislain, M., & Magembe, E. (2016). Genetic diversity assessment of farmers’ and improved potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars from Eritrea using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. African Journal of Biotechnology , 15(35), 1883-1891.
Chicago /
Biniam Mesfin Ghebreslassie, S. Mwangi Githiri, Tadesse Mehari, Remmy W. Kasili, Marc Ghislain  and Eric Magembe. "Genetic diversity assessment of farmers’ and improved potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars from Eritrea using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 15, no. 35 (2016): 1883-1891.
MLA /
Biniam Mesfin Ghebreslassie, et al. "Genetic diversity assessment of farmers’ and improved potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars from Eritrea using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 15.35 (2016): 1883-1891.