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

Incidence and characterization of cassava mosaic viruses in improved and local cultivars in Sierra Leone

Janatu V. Sesay
  • Janatu V. Sesay
  • Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 530, Sierra Leone.
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Aiah Lebbie
  • Aiah Lebbie
  • Department of Biological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone.
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Richard A. Wadsworth
  • Richard A. Wadsworth
  • Department of Biological Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 25 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 12 February 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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