African Journal of
Biotechnology

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

Full Length Research Paper

Verification of genetic identity of introduced cacao germplasm in Ghana using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers

Jemmy Takrama
  • Jemmy Takrama
  • The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), PO Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Ji Kun
  • Ji Kun
  • USDA/ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, SPCL, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg. 001, Rm. 223, BARC-W, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; Southwest University, No.2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, P.R. China.
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Lyndel Meinhardt
  • Lyndel Meinhardt
  • USDA/ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, SPCL, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg. 001, Rm. 223, BARC-W, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Sue Mischke
  • Sue Mischke
  • USDA/ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, SPCL, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg. 001, Rm. 223, BARC-W, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Stephen Y. Opoku
  • Stephen Y. Opoku
  • The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), PO Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Francis K. Padi
  • Francis K. Padi
  • The Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), PO Box 8, New Tafo-Akim, Ghana.
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Dapeng Zhang*
  • Dapeng Zhang*
  • USDA/ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, SPCL, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg. 001, Rm. 223, BARC-W, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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  •  Received: 29 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 08 May 2014
  •  Published: 21 May 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
Takrama, J., Kun, J., Meinhardt, L., Mischke, S., Opoku, S. Y., Padi, F. K., & Zhang, D. (2014). Verification of genetic identity of introduced cacao germplasm in Ghana using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. African Journal of Biotechnology , 13(21), 2127-2136.
Chicago /
Jemmy Takrama, Ji Kun, Lyndel Meinhardt, Sue Mischke, Stephen Y. Opoku, Francis K. Padi and Dapeng Zhang. "Verification of genetic identity of introduced cacao germplasm in Ghana using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 13, no. 21 (2014): 2127-2136.
MLA /
Jemmy Takrama, et al. "Verification of genetic identity of introduced cacao germplasm in Ghana using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 13.21 (2014): 2127-2136.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2013.13331
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/A0B539344751

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