African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Molecular characterization of garlic (Allium sativum L.) using SSR markers in Ethiopia

Kalkidan Tesfu
  • Kalkidan Tesfu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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Nitsuh Aschale
  • Nitsuh Aschale
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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Emebet Regassa
  • Emebet Regassa
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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Helen Gebremdhen
  • Helen Gebremdhen
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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Obsi Desalegn
  • Obsi Desalegn
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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Demilew Deres
  • Demilew Deres
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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Sara Gebremeskel
  • Sara Gebremeskel
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P. O. Box 249, Holeta, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 21 January 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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