African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 816

Full Length Research Paper

Biological effect of gamma irradiation on vegetative propagation of Coffea arabica L

Dada K. E.
  • Dada K. E.
  • Plant Breeding Section, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Anagbogu C. F.
  • Anagbogu C. F.
  • Plant Breeding Section, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Forster B. P.
  • Forster B. P.
  • BioHybrids International Limited, P.O. Box 2411, Earley, Reading, RG6 5FY, United Kingdom.
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Muyiwa A. A.
  • Muyiwa A. A.
  • Plant Breeding Section, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Adenuga O. O.
  • Adenuga O. O.
  • Plant Breeding Section, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Olaniyi O. O.
  • Olaniyi O. O.
  • Plant Breeding Section, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Bado S.
  • Bado S.
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory (PBGL), Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, FAO/IAEA Laboratories, Seibersdorf, Austria.
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  •  Received: 18 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 03 March 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2018

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