Radio-Sensitivity of four selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Kenya, as a pre-requisite for mutation breeding

Njoroge Wagatua; Miriam Kinyua; Emily Gichuhi; Theresa Ankamah-Yeboah; Kwame S. Offei; Kwadwo Ofori

doi:10.5897/AJPS2022.2278

African Journal of
Plant Science

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0824
DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 809

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Radio-Sensitivity of four selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Kenya, as a pre-requisite for mutation breeding

Njoroge Wagatua

Njoroge Wagatua
West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Miriam Kinyua

Miriam Kinyua
Department of Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, University of Eldoret, P.O. Box 1125, Eldoret, 30100, Kenya.
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Emily Gichuhi

Emily Gichuhi
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Industrial Crops Research Institute, Mwea, Kenya.
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Theresa Ankamah-Yeboah

Theresa Ankamah-Yeboah
West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Kwame S. Offei

Kwame S. Offei
West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Kwadwo Ofori

Kwadwo Ofori
West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, PMB 30, Legon, Ghana.
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Article Number - 022A02969731
Vol.16(8), pp. 210-223 , September 2022
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPS2022.2278

Received: 01 August 2022
Accepted: 16 September 2022
Published: 30 September 2022

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