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

Assessment of agro-morphological diversity and affinities in cocoyam species from Sierra Leone

Prince E. Norman
  • Prince E. Norman
  • Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), PMB 540, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Jenneh F. Bebeley
  • Jenneh F. Bebeley
  • Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), PMB 540, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Aloysius A. Beah
  • Aloysius A. Beah
  • Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), PMB 540, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Edward F. Sellu
  • Edward F. Sellu
  • Njala Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), PMB 540, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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  •  Received: 03 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 01 October 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

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