International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Phenology and early growth performance assessment of the endangered Afromosia (Pericopsis elata) of the high forest zones in Ghana

Amponsah J. O.
  • Amponsah J. O.
  • CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, P. O. Box UP 63, Kumasi Ghana.
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Kwarteng A. D.
  • Kwarteng A. D.
  • Institute of Nature and Environmental Conservation Ghana, P. O. Box 799 KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Eshun B.
  • Eshun B.
  • Institute of Nature and Environmental Conservation Ghana, P. O. Box 799 KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Arhin A. A.
  • Arhin A. A.
  • Beareau of Integrated Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 14 February 2022
  •  Accepted: 30 January 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2023

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