African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 804

Full Length Research Paper

Solving the mystery of the construction and elucidating the structural and functionality attributes of dichotomous key, a widely used tool for plant identification

A. T. J. Ogunkunle
  • A. T. J. Ogunkunle
  • Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 20 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 02 December 2020
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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