African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12506

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Induction of flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using plant growth regulators, pruning and extended photoperiod through night-breaks

Ivan Obare
  • Ivan Obare
  • 1Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Nairobi, Kenya. 2Department of Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.
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Miriam Karwitha Charimbu
  • Miriam Karwitha Charimbu
  • Department of Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.
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Joseph Mafurah
  • Joseph Mafurah
  • Department of Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.
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Vincent Were Woyengo
  • Vincent Were Woyengo
  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kakamega, Kenya
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Rose-Harriet Okech
  • Rose-Harriet Okech
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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Angeline Abour
  • Angeline Abour
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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Christine Kanee Mutoni
  • Christine Kanee Mutoni
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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Morag Elizabeth Ferguson
  • Morag Elizabeth Ferguson
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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Leena Tripathi
  • Leena Tripathi
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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Samwel Muiruri Kariuki
  • Samwel Muiruri Kariuki
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
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  •  Received: 13 October 2024
  •  Accepted: 28 November 2024
  •  Published: 31 December 2024

How to cite this article

APA /
Obare*, I., Charimbu, M. K., Mafurah, J., Woyengo, V. W., Okech, R. H., Abour, A., Mutoni, C. K., Ferguson, M. E., Tripathi, L., & Kariuki, S. M (2024). Induction of flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using plant growth regulators, pruning and extended photoperiod through night-breaks. African Journal of Biotechnology , 23(12), 340-353.
Chicago /
Ivan Obare, Miriam Karwitha Charimbu, Joseph Mafurah, Vincent Were Woyengo, Rose-Harriet Okech, Angeline Abour, Christine Kanee Mutoni, Morag Elizabeth Ferguson, Leena Tripathi and Samwel Muiruri Kariuki,  . "Induction of flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using plant growth regulators, pruning and extended photoperiod through night-breaks." African Journal of Biotechnology 23, no. 12 (2024): 340-353.
MLA /
Ivan Obare, et al. "Induction of flowering in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using plant growth regulators, pruning and extended photoperiod through night-breaks." African Journal of Biotechnology 23.12 (2024): 340-353.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2024.17708
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/8470CD872823

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