African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12501

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic diversity and population structure of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) germplasm of Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers

Zelalem Fisseha
  • Zelalem Fisseha
  • Addis Ababa University, Department of Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Kassahun Tesfaye
  • Addis Ababa University, Department of Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kifle Dagne
  • Kifle Dagne
  • Addis Ababa University, Department of Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology, P.O.Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Matthew W. Blair
  • Matthew W. Blair
  • Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, United States of America.
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Jagger Harvey
  • Jagger Harvey
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA), ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Martina Kyallo
  • Martina Kyallo
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA), ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Paul Gepts
  • Paul Gepts
  • Department of Plant Sciences / MS1, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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  •  Received: 13 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 09 December 2016
  •  Published: 28 December 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Fisseha, Z., Tesfaye, K., Dagne, K., Blair, M. W., Harvey, J., Kyallo, M., Gepts, P. (2016). Genetic diversity and population structure of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) germplasm of Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers. African Journal of Biotechnology , 15(52), 2874-2897.
Chicago /
Zelalem Fisseha, Kassahun Tesfaye, Kifle Dagne, Matthew W. Blair, Jagger Harvey,  Martina Kyallo, Paul Gepts. "Genetic diversity and population structure of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) germplasm of Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 15, no. 52 (2016): 2874-2897.
MLA /
Zelalem Fisseha, et al. "Genetic diversity and population structure of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) germplasm of Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 15.52 (2016): 2874-2897.