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

An efficient in-vitro regeneration system of Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) using apical meristems

Mercy Sinkiyian Kepue
  • Mercy Sinkiyian Kepue
  • Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Cecilia M. Mweu
  • Cecilia M. Mweu
  • Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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David Muruu Kariuki
  • David Muruu Kariuki
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Linnet Kerubo
  • Linnet Kerubo
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Isaac Njaci
  • Isaac Njaci
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Anne Njoroge
  • Anne Njoroge
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Leah Kago
  • Leah Kago
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Benard O. Mware
  • Benard O. Mware
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Sita R. Ghimire
  • Sita R. Ghimire
  • Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute, P. O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 13 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 June 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

How to cite this article

APA /
Kepue, M. S., Mweu, C. M., Kariuki, D. M., Kerubo, L., Njaci, I., Njoroge, A., Kago, L., Mware, B. O., & Ghimire, S. R. (2021). An efficient in-vitro regeneration system of Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) using apical meristems. African Journal of Biotechnology , 20(7), 293-299.
Chicago /
Mercy Sinkiyian Kepue, Cecilia M. Mweu, David Muruu Kariuki, Linnet Kerubo, Isaac Njaci, Anne Njoroge, Leah Kago, Benard O. Mware and Sita R. Ghimire. "An efficient in-vitro regeneration system of Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) using apical meristems." African Journal of Biotechnology 20, no. 7 (2021): 293-299.
MLA /
Mercy Sinkiyian Kepue, et al. "An efficient in-vitro regeneration system of Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) using apical meristems." African Journal of Biotechnology 20.7 (2021): 293-299.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2020.17115
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/C9F522767330

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