African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Diversity analysis of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) germplasm from Burkina Faso using morphological and simple sequence repeats markers

Somé Koussao
  • Somé Koussao
  • Institut de l’Environment et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP476 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Vernon Gracen
  • Vernon Gracen
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, PmB 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana; Cornell University, USA.
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Isaac Asante
  • Isaac Asante
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, PmB 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Eric Y. Danquah
  • Eric Y. Danquah
  • West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, PmB 30, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Jeremy T. Ouedraogo
  • Jeremy T. Ouedraogo
  • Institut de l’Environment et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP476 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Tignegre Jean Baptiste
  • Tignegre Jean Baptiste
  • Institut de l’Environment et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP476 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Belem Jerome
  • Belem Jerome
  • Institut de l’Environment et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP476 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Tarpaga M. Vianney
  • Tarpaga M. Vianney
  • Institut de l’Environment et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP476 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 24 January 2014
  •  Published: 05 February 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
Koussao, S., Gracen, V., Asante, I., Danquah, E. Y., Ouedraogo, J. T., Baptiste, T. J., Jerome, B., & Vianney, T. M (2014). Diversity analysis of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) germplasm from Burkina Faso using morphological and simple sequence repeats markers. African Journal of Biotechnology , 13(6), 729-742.
Chicago /
Som&e Koussao, Vernon Gracen, Isaac Asante, Eric Y. Danquah, Jeremy T. Ouedraogo, Tignegre Jean Baptiste, Belem Jerome and Tarpaga M. Vianney. "Diversity analysis of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) germplasm from Burkina Faso using morphological and simple sequence repeats markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 13, no. 6 (2014): 729-742.
MLA /
Someacute; Koussao, et al. "Diversity analysis of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) germplasm from Burkina Faso using morphological and simple sequence repeats markers." African Journal of Biotechnology 13.6 (2014): 729-742.